A study conducted by ChooseMyCar.com found that 59% of UK drivers support reducing the drink drive limit to zero, while 29% said that the limit should be increased.
In a separate survey, ChooseMyCar.com found that 60% of UK drivers believe mandatory driving retests for over 70s should be introduced.
The Government recently set out its Road Safety Strategy, which included consultations on mandatory eye tests for drivers over 70 and reducing the drink drive limit.
ChooseMyCar.com also found that 23% of British drivers have driven the morning after drinking and worried they were over the limit, while 17% worried about being over the limit when driving after drinking.
Nick Zapolski, founder of ChooseMyCar.com, said: “Today’s announcement on updated driving laws will be music to many people’s ears after campaigns for years to update laws on older drivers and drink driving laws.
“A recent study that we conducted showed that more than 60 per cent of UK drivers believe that driving retests for the over 70s should be made mandatory.
“Perhaps unsurprisingly, there was less support from the over 55s, where only 42 per cent supported a mandatory retest.
“Most drivers are, of course, perfectly capable of driving at 70 – and well beyond. Being able to drive and having access to a car is something many of us aspire to, and at ChooseMyCar.com, our whole reason for being is to help people achieve this goal.
“But it’s also very important to make sure that our roads are as safe as possible, and the results of our research suggest that the overwhelming majority of people, especially in the younger age bracket, believe that more must be done to check that older drivers are still competent.
“Alcohol can affect us all differently, depending on our size, weight, and tolerance for alcohol. Some of us may feel quite capable of driving after a few drinks, but the fact remains that whether we realise it or not, alcohol affects our reaction times.
“This research is surprising, as I would have assumed all drivers understood the dangers of being over the limit while driving.
“Even if we count our units, it’s hard to rely on that as a measure of how safe you are to get behind the wheel. We’d always advise erring on the side of caution.”
