The Home Office has produced the specification for a new poilice-station based drug screening device to test drivers suspected of drug driving, pushing it higher up the practical delivery date list. The drugalyser testing kits, capable of identifying substances such as amphetamines, cannabis and ecstasy, will be available for police to use by July.
In addition to this new station based tester police will have new roadside testing devices ready to use by 2012.
These devices will enable screening of suspects at police stations, removing the need to call out a doctor. If the screening is positive, a blood sample will be taken straight away for evidential testing. This should reduce the waiting time before evidential samples are taken, helping to ensure that any drug levels are recorded before they dissipate.
Currently, there is no law against driving under the influence of illegal drugs. Prosecutors have to prove that the presence of the drug had impaired the motorist.
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