Drink-driving prosecutions down 60% since 2006

There has been a 60% drop in prosecutions for drink-driving and a 40% fall in dangerous driving cases since 2006, according to official figures.

But the total number of traffic cases going through the courts has marginally increased in the same period, driven by other offences.

The sheer scale of road-related offences continues to cause a logistical nightmare for the legal system — accounting for almost six out of 10 cases before the district courts.