Capital offenders! Londoners top the poll of those admitting to drink driving

Do not drink and drive. It’s a simple message communicated to motorists during the holiday season, but the consequences of ignoring it can be both tragic and fatal.

A survey of more than 1,000 motorists by road safety organization IAM RoadSmart found that Londoners are most likely to drive after drinking alcohol. third (33 percent) say they wouldn’t. London is followed by East Anglia, East Midlands, North East and West Midlands.

Scotland – with a lower drink-driving limit – has the lowest percentage of those who would drink, around a quarter (26 per cent), with three-quarters (74 per cent) saying they would not touch a drop.

Then come Northern Ireland, the South East, Wales, Yorkshire and Humberside. Overall, more than four in ten (41 percent) respondents stated that they would consume anywhere from one to ten units of alcohol and still get behind the wheel.

The charity calculates that a drunk driving conviction could cost up to £70,000 in lost income, fines and extra transport costs

The legal limit is 80mg alcohol per 100ml of blood (0.35mg alcohol per liter of breath) in most of the UK, but in Scotland it is 50mg alcohol per 100ml (22mg alcohol per 100ml breath).

But people also react differently to the substance and depend on many factors, including age, metabolism, weight and what has been eaten.

And as families try to save money this Christmas by cutting down on bars and restaurants, there’s another worrying twist as most people underestimate the amount of booze served at home.

Direct Line found that four in ten drinkers never check how much alcohol they serve at home. In an experiment, seven out of ten adults were shown a large glass of wine (250 ml), believing it to be a medium or small glass.

Only 15 percent correctly identified that a large glass of wine contained 3.2 units of alcohol.

Munro MkI first Scottish production model since 1981

Scotland has launched its first new car in over 40 years: a full-size, all-electric Tonka Toy 4×4.

The new Munro MkI is the first Scottish production model since the closure of the Peugeot-Talbot Linwood plant near Paisley in February 1981.

The new Munro MkI is the first Scottish production model since the closure of the Peugeot-Talbot Linwood plant near Paisley in February 1981

Powered by a new 375 hp (280 kW) electric powertrain, the Performance version accelerates from zero to 100 km/h in just 4.9 seconds to 130 km/h, with a range of 300 km.

Priced from £60,000, it promises ‘unparalleled off-road capability’.

Founded in 2019, Glasgow-based start-up Munro Vehicles has signed a deal to supply more than 3,000 industrial-use vehicles to the US.

It is sold with a choice of two electric motors: 220 kW and 280 kW.

Qashqai on track to become the UK’s bestseller by 2022

The British-built Nissan Qashqai is on track to become the UK’s best-selling car by 2022 – the first time in 24 years that an indigenous vehicle has taken first place.

The latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) show that the Sunderland-built crossover was the most popular car in November, with 5,636 cars registered.

Latest figures show Qashqai was the most popular car in November, with 5,636 cars registered

Starting at £26,045, some 39,198 Qashqais have been sold to UK customers so far this year, ahead of the second-placed Vauxhall Corsa with 34,663, which sold 2,537 in November.

The last time a British car took first place was in 1998 with the Ford Mk IV Fiesta supermini still being built at Dagenham in Essex.

The British car market grew by 23.5 percent last month, but the number of registrations is 3.4 percent lower than last year, namely 1.48 million until the end of November.