Provisional licence holder drove new car while drunk and blocked traffic on M90
An unqualified learner driver partially blocked a motorway after taking his new car out for a spin while he was drunk.
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Christmas drink-drive cases increase
Cases of drink-driving over the Christmas period are on the rise, according to new figures.
Perth drink driver banned from UK roads but free to drive in her native Canada
A suspected drunk driver has been banned from the UK roads but will be free to get behind the wheel when she goes home to Canada.
Northern Irish farmer falls fouls of Scots drink-drive limit at Angus international sheep dog trials
A leading light in international sheep dog circles has lost his licence over a drink-drive offence during a visit to a major Angus event after being caught out by Scotland’s lower alcohol limit.
‘Model citizen’ pushed over OAP at Angus pub then sped past while nearly six times drink-drive limit
A "model citizen" who was almost six times over the drink-drive limit when he sped past a pub minutes after pushing over a pensioner has been banned from the road for four years.
Sheffield United striker charged with drink-driving
Sheffield United striker Oliver McBurnie has been charged with drink-driving.
Pheasant worker over the limit in Brechin had been jailed in native Poland over fatal crash
A two-times-the-limit Angus drink-driver who was previously involved in a fatal accident in his native Poland has been banned from the road again.
Angus teen drink-driver mounted kerb and crashed into stone wall
A teenage Angus drink-driver has been banned and ordered to carry out unpaid work.
Ex-footballer Dean Saunders wins appeal against jail sentence over breath test
“Shamed” ex-footballer Dean Saunders has won his appeal against a jail sentence for failing to take a breath test after being stopped by police on suspicion of drink-driving.
Ban for Arbroath hit-and-run drink-driver so inebriated police struggled to wake him
A hit-and-run Angus driver, so drunk police struggled to wake him on his settee, has been fined and banned from driving for almost two years.