Petition · past parliament · Department for Transport
Restrict drug driving offences to when a person is unfit to drive
Closed
35 signatures
What the petition asks
Currently it is an offence to drive if you have certain levels of illegal drugs in your blood, even if they have not affected your driving. We believe the offence of drug driving should only apply where this makes a person unfit to drive.
Because if the drug itself is not affecting your driving abilities then why should the driver be penalised for it?
We believe the current legislation is causing many people unnecessary hardship, where they have drugs in their blood but are safe to drive.
We believe the current legislation is causing many people unnecessary hardship, where they have drugs in their blood but are safe to drive.
Timeline
| 26 May 2023 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 26 Nov 2023 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
35
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Transport
Opened
26 May 2023
Closed
26 Nov 2023
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.