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Drink drive campaign in full swing

Road safety teams across the UK have launched their own local campaigns to support the DfT's drink-drive campaign.

In Hampshire, RSOs have joined forces with local licensees to encourage people who are going to drink alcohol to order a taxi. Posters with local taxi numbers have been distributed to pubs, clubs and restaurants that signed up to the Pubwatch scheme.

Ernie Sage road safety services manager said: "We need to make people think before they go out and plan their journeys home in advance by either booking a taxi, using public transport, or nominating someone to be the designated driver."

For further information about Pubwatch in Hampshire contact Lyndsay Shearing on 01962 846887.

In the north west, Stockport Council has partnered with bus company Stagecoach and Greater Manchester Police in a radio campaign being broadcast on Imagine FM.

The council's road safety team and staff from Imagine FM also recently distributed information about the campaign at a local shopping centre. Greater Manchester Police provided a crashed car to add visual impact to the promotion.