Petition · Department for Transport
Change the law to allow random breath testing (RBT) for drivers
Closed
49 signatures
What the petition asks
We want the UK Government to allow police to conduct random breath testing, without the need for reasonable suspicion that someone has been drinking.
A report has suggested that drink driving collisions represent 17% of all deaths on UK roads and this has increased over the last 15 years. By contrast, Australia introduced RBT in the 1980’s and has seen a significant and sustained drop in road fatalities since. It has been reported that the key ingredients for success appear to be continued, highly visible police enforcement together with extensive publicity. We believe we must adopt the same deterrent strategy.
Timeline
| 20 Oct 2025 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
49
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Transport
Opened
20 Oct 2025
Closed
20 Apr 2026
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 19 Aug 2026.