drink-driving
(chiefly, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, legal) A criminal offence committed by a person who operates a vehicle when the measured amount of alcohol in his or her blood exceeds the legal limit.
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This is a fascinating post. Let's try another scenario. What if the government passed a law where you could go to prison if you were caught drink-driving. Weirdly, the onus is on not passing laws, instead of not dri…
MSP at centre of Holyrood spycam court case ‘almost hit pedestrian on pavement while drink-driving’
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(chiefly, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, legal) A criminal offence committed by a person who operates a vehicle when the measured amount of alcohol in his or her blood exceeds the legal limit.
“This is a fascinating post. Let's try another scenario. What if the government passed a law where you could go to prison if you were caught drink-driving. Weirdly, the onus is on not passing laws, instead of not drinking and driving.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“MSP at centre of Holyrood spycam court case ‘almost hit pedestrian on pavement while drink-driving’”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(chiefly, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) Operation of a motor vehicle after recently consuming an alcoholic beverage.
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