A SCOTS driver has been arrested after they had been allegedly discovered ‘drunk and uninsured’ in a van with ‘faux quantity plates carrying a stolen automobile’.
Livingston highway police stopped the Ford Transit because it was driving on the A89 in Bathgate final evening at round 10pm.
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The driver was discovered to be uninsured and allegedly examined with a breath pattern of 70.
That is greater than thrice over the restrict of twenty-two.
The van is alleged to have false registration plates – and was allegedly carrying a automobile that was reported stolen from the Bathgate space moments earlier.
Bathgate officers confirmed that the motive force was arrested and is being held for courtroom.
Police Scotland have been contacted for remark.
It comes as cops have launched a two-week-long crackdown on drink driving – to catch anybody who will get behind the wheel after ingesting within the sunshine.
Newest figures have proven that the variety of individuals driving underneath the affect (DUI) through the summer time is 21 per cent larger than it was ten years in the past, in keeping with Police Scotland.
In consequence, officers have began their newest summer time marketing campaign to catch out drivers, which is operating from right now till Sunday, July 17.
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A complete of seven,773 DUI offences had been recorded in 2021-2022, in contrast with 6,433 in 2012-2013.
The brand new marketing campaign will mix “intelligence-led” high-visibility patrols, unmarked patrols, and roadside checks to detect drink or drug-drivers because the climate will get hotter.
It would additionally goal early morning motorists who should be underneath the affect from the evening earlier than.
Throughout their final blitz in December 2021, police examined 2,965 drivers – with 628 detected over the restrict.
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