Warning over ‘drug-driving epidemic’ as offences overtake drink-driving

It is illegal to drive if you are unfit to do so because you have taken legal or illegal drugs (Alamy/PA) -

There is a “drug-driving epidemic” on Britain’s roads, a charity warned, as it revealed new figures showing the number of offences has overtaken drink-driving for the first time.

Some 30,707 endorsements for drug-driving were added to licences in 2025, up 28% from 23,981 three years earlier, data obtained through a Freedom of Information request by IAM RoadSmart revealed.