Ways to report drink and drug drivers
In non-emergency cases, it says people can report them via text message. This can be do by texting the work DRINK or DRUG to 80800.
The message should carry details of:
n Who the person is and/or the vehicle registration
n Where the person is or will be drinking
n When the person is likely to drive
The force says it will use the information to stop, arrest, and process the driver through the courts.
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Hide AdHowever, if anyone sees a drink or drug driver actually driving, they are urged to treat it as an emergency and call 999.
Gill Finn, community safety officer with Lincolnshire Police, said: “Drivers are reminded that we will be carrying out roadside checks at all times of the day, including the mornings, and we now carry drug testing kits, so drivers can be tested accurately at the roadside for drugs.”