https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/tags/impairment/Recent content in impairment on Birmingham DailyHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usTue, 02 Jun 2026 04:50:53 +0000https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/dvla-lists-nine-prescription-medications-that-can-lead-to-driving-bans/Tue, 02 Jun 2026 04:50:53 +0000https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/dvla-lists-nine-prescription-medications-that-can-lead-to-driving-bans/The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has confirmed nine prescription medications that can trigger automatic driving bans due to their impairing effects. Driving under the influence of certain legal or illegal drugs is illegal, especially if these substances affect your ability to operate a vehicle safely. According to the DVLA, it is unlawful in England, Scotland, and Wales to drive if legal drugs in your system impair your driving. Additionally, driving with drug levels above specified legal limits in your bloodstream, without a valid prescription, is a prosecutable offence.https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/why-police-are-stopping-cars-the-growing-danger-of-drug-driving/Sun, 31 May 2026 05:38:00 +0000https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/why-police-are-stopping-cars-the-growing-danger-of-drug-driving/While drink-driving is widely recognized as a dangerous and irresponsible act, drug-driving remains a serious but often underestimated risk on Britain’s roads. Campaigners are raising the alarm, arguing that drug-impaired driving should be treated with the same urgency and severity as alcohol-impaired driving. Recent data reveals a startling trend: repeat drug-driving offenses occur nearly five times more frequently than repeat drink-driving offenses. Over an 11-year period ending in July 2025, 12,391 drivers were caught driving under the influence of drugs beyond the legal limit on at least three occasions.