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Home Office approved breath alcohol analysis testing devices.
These guides describe the technical requirements for type approval for new breath-alcohol testing instruments for police use in Great Britain.
Transport safety type approvals for breath-testing devices.
These breath-test devices have been approved for use by the Secretary of State through the Transport and Works Act 1992.
National Statistics on motoring offences and breath tests, released by the Ministry of Justice and produced in accordance with arrangements …
Information on road traffic devices, such as breath-testing, speed cameras and immobilisation devices.
Data about the reported drink drive collisions and casualties, produced by Department for Transport.
A guide to type-approval procedures for breath alcohol screening devices used for law enforcement in Great Britain.
What happens if you're stopped by the police while driving - breath tests, motoring offences, faults with your vehicle, seizing your vehicle
An evaluation of the Intoximeter EC/IR, a breath-alcohol testing device used by the police.
The legal alcohol limits for drivers in the UK - microgrammes, milligrammes
Guidance on the reporting of alcohol back calculation cases where the time between the reported last drink and the incident of interest is less than 1 hour.
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