December 2005
I have said it before and I can only but reiterate it. If you wish to stop people driving whilst they are drunk, then the police should simply await them at closing times outside the pubs, when so very many try to get into their cars whilst patently very inbriated. I have seen this in many parts of London, and elsewhere, yet this is where action should be taken, not subsequently when it may be too late; an accident may have occured. In any case, it is much cheaper for the public purse this way.
I actually don't think they want to catch drunk drivers. The public purse is emptying rapidly and the more people spend, especially at present on alcohol, the more taxes are gathered. What if a few people die or are seriously injured in the process.