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The law relating to “Drug Driving” is one which prohibits an individual from driving whilst under the influence of drink or drugs. Drugs are defined as any intoxicant other than alcohol. The offence under section 4 of the 1988 Road Traffic Act is that if you are unfit to drive through drugs (or drink), then, you commit an offence. Now the government has sought to amend the law by creating a new offence of ‘drug driving’. They have decided to do that because, belatedly, they have realised that there are an awful lot of people who are driving whilst they have drugs within their metabolism.