To fight drink driving, the Commission this week introduced a new system to facilitate the application of the so-called “alcohol-interlocks” across Member States.
These devices prevent the car engine from starting unless the person has no alcohol in their blood.
In several Member States, drink driving offenders might retain the right to drive, but can only use cars equipped with alcohol-interlocks. Currently, the nationally applicable rules vary and cannot be enforced across Member States.
This streamlining initiative is an important step for rules on “alcohol-interlocks” to become more uniform across the EU, the European Commission said in a statement.