{"id":1217,"date":"2014-07-08T11:05:26","date_gmt":"2014-07-08T10:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.ingenie.com\/young-drivers-guide\/?p=1217"},"modified":"2018-08-23T14:44:11","modified_gmt":"2018-08-23T13:44:11","slug":"what-is-the-penalty-for-drug-driving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ingenie.com\/young-drivers-guide\/what-is-the-penalty-for-drug-driving","title":{"rendered":"What is the penalty for drug driving?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Driving under the influence of drugs is an offence just like driving under the influence of alcohol: you're impaired, so you're not fit to be in charge of a potentially dangerous vehicle.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

While police have been able to breathalyse for alcohol for years, in the case of suspected drug driving, they had to rely on a Field Impairment Test<\/a> (a series of exercises to assess if you are fit to drive) until very recently.<\/p> \r\n\r\n

From March 2015, police are now able to use roadside saliva tests to check if drivers are over the official drug drive limits<\/a> on cannabis and cocaine. Other drugs will be identified with a blood test against the legal limits.<\/p>\r\n\t\r\n

The particular penalty for a drug driving offence is decided by the court but there are GOV.UK guidelines for various offences.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The current penalties<\/h2>\r\n\t\r\n

1. If you're convicted of drug driving<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n