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<p>Section 15 of the Road Safety Act 2006 has not been commenced. For commencement,
primary legislation would be required to amend section 16 and no timescales are currently
planned for this. To date, the Government has not supported the mandatory use of alcohol
interlocks as the disadvantages associated with such a scheme, including lack of evidence
of long term behavioural change, ease of circumventing the device, and high installation
and maintenance costs, together outweigh any potential benefits.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The
Government will continue to enforce vigorously against drink drivers, and changes
in the law in April 2015 made it a requirement for high risk offenders to undertake
medical tests to ensure they are not still dependent before they are allowed to drive
again.</p><p> </p>
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