Latest News from the World of Breathalyzers

Workplace Alcohol Testing: COVID Advice

Thursday, January 28, 2021
~ Companies could switch to disposable breathalysers ~   Leading breathalyser firm AlcoSense has issued advice to help employers reduce risk when carrying out alcohol testing for safety-critica ... » read more

More than twice as likely to be breath-tested in December

Monday, November 30, 2020
Drivers are being warned they are more than twice as likely to be breath-tested in December than any other month.   In December last year, Police stopped 48,804 motorists on suspicion of drink ... » read more

The AlcoSense Lite 2, March's STAR BUY

Friday, February 28, 2020
The AlcoSense Lite 2 is this month’s STAR BUY in the March issue of Campervan magazine.  “If you enjoy a drink once you’ve parked your motorhome or campervan up ... » read more

AlcoSense Elite 3 Breathalyser Launches

Friday, February 21, 2020
  AlcoSense Elite 3 Breathalyser Launches   The latest generation of the UK’s most award-winning* personal breathalyser has been launched.   The AlcoSense Elite 3 features up ... » read more

Drink Drive Deaths: No Fall Since 2010

Thursday, February 13, 2020
  The number of people killed in road accidents where the driver was over the drink drive limit has not dropped since 2010.   Provisional figures released by the Department for Transpor ... » read more

Scots say England should cut Drink Drive limit

Wednesday, December 04, 2019
Scots say England should cut Drink Drive limit   Tomorrow (5 Dec) marks the fifth anniversary of the drink drive limit being lowered in Scotland – and 80% of Scots say the rest of the UK ... » read more

Breath Tests Down But Road Deaths Up

Friday, October 25, 2019
Just 320,988 breath tests were carried out in England and Wales last year, according to the annual Police Powers and Procedures Report, published today.    This is a fall of 2% over 2017 a ... » read more

AlcoSense Lite 2 Breathalyser Launched for £44.99

Tuesday, October 22, 2019  
Responsible motorists would never dream of driving after a few drinks, but it’s surprisingly easy to still have alcohol in your system the following morning. Almost one in five drink driv ... » read more

Drink-drive deaths rise to eight-year high

Wednesday, August 28, 2019
  A Government report published today (28 August 2019)* shows that the number of people killed in road accidents where the motorist was over the drink drive limit has risen 25% in two years ... » read more

75% of all EU traffic prosecutions are from France

Tuesday, August 13, 2019
75% of all EU traffic prosecutions are from France   It’s official…  Police in France prosecute more British drivers than any other country!    The UK signed up to ... » read more