Drink drive concern.

The Daily Telegraph has reported that the latest drink diving statistics published by the Department for Transport have shown that the proportion of young drivers either testing positive or refusing to take a test at all rose by 15 per cent over the past year.

Road safety and motoring groups voiced alarm at the trend, which they said coincided with a cut in Government spending on anti-drink drive campaigns, which fell from £3.4 million in 2009-10 to £550,000 in the current financial year.

While the number of people caught drink driving fell, this was a reflection of a reduction in the number of breath tests being carried out by the police, which was 12 per cent down on last summer.