§ 62. Mr. Alexanderasked the Secretary of State for Transport what steps he will take to aid the better identification of motorists with a drink problem.
§ Mrs. ChalkerA scheme for the identification of drivers with a possible drink problem has been in operation since May 1983. It applies to anyone disqualified twice within 10 years for driving with more than two and a half times the legal limit of alcohol in the body or, alternatively, once for driving at more than two and a half times the legal limit and once for failure to provide a specimen. Such offenders are investigated by the Secretary of State's medical adviser at the end of their second disqualification period and, if there is evidence of a drink problem, a driving licence is withheld until the person has demonstrated that his condition is under effective control.
221WI shall consider the scope for extending this scheme by, for example, lowering the threshold for investigation in the light of experience of these arrangements.