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<p /> <p>Driving offences can have very serious and sometimes devastating consequences
for victims and their families. That is why the Government is toughened the law by
closing loopholes relating to breath tests conducted by the police.</p><p> </p><p>The
number of breath tests carried out by police in England and Wales between 2008 and
2012, the latest year available, and the number of tests that were positive or refused
is set out in the table below. For reporting purposes the Home Office does not differentiate
between ‘positive’ and ‘refused’ breathe tests. If an individual refuses a breath
test, this is an offence which carries the same maximum penalty as a positive breath
test.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number
of breath tests</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Positive/Refused</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>711,658</p></td><td><p>91,666</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>815,290</p></td><td><p>93,348</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>736,846</p></td><td><p>84,436</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>685,992</p></td><td><p>80,761</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>682,558</p></td><td><p>75,868</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>The table below sets out the total number of offenders found guilty of drink
driving offences in England and Wales per year between 2009 and 2013 (the latest year
available) and in December of each year.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total
number of offences </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Of which December =</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>68,335</p></td><td><p>5,041</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>53,305</p></td><td><p>3,823</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>50,320</p></td><td><p>3,774</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>50,192</p></td><td><p>3,498</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>47,844</p></td><td><p>3,645</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
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