Designated drivers are being offered free soft drinks as part of the annual winter drink drive campaign – six pubs in Fenland have already signed up.
Over the Christmas period, a select group of pubs from around the country will provide free draught soft drinks all evening – all you have to do is ask a member of bar staff for a ‘I’m DES’ wristband.
PC Jon Morris, Casualty Reduction Officer for Cambridgeshire Constabulary, said: “Any amount of alcohol affects your ability to drive so we are asking people to do one or the other.
“We advise if you’re drinking, even just one, don’t drive and arrange an alternative way of getting home.
Three pubs in March – Ye Olde Griffin, Cassanos Bar and the Georges and three in Wisbech – The Case, Globe Inn and The Wheatsheaf (Wetherspoons) – have all agreed to the campaign and all will be issuing the wristbands.
The county-wide initiative, instigated by the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Road Safety Partnership, has been put in place to encourage drivers to not have any alcoholic drinks at all.
Jason Ablewhite, Police and Crime Commissioner for Cambridgeshire, said: “Alcohol is one of the top five contributors to fatal road traffic collisions so having a stone cold sober “Des” is a great way to ensure that everyone gets home safely after a good night out.
Below is a full list of participating pubs in Cambridgeshire:
Peterborough:
The Solstice, Northminster
Edwards, Broadway
The College Arms, Broadway
O’Neill’s, Broadway
The Brewery Tap, Westgate
The Draper’s Arms, Cowgate
Sir Henry Royce, Broadway
Huntingdonshire:
The Bull’s Head, Cambridge Street, St Neots
Eaton Socon Ex Services Club, School Lane, St Neots
Eynesbury Rovers Football Club, Hall Road, St Neots
Jaz Yorks, New Street, St Neots
The Stilton Cheese Inn, North Street, Stilton
The Bell Inn, Green End Road, Sawtry
Fenland:
Ye Olde Griffin Hotel, High Street, March
Georges, High Street, March
Cassanos Bar & Nightclub, High Street, March
Rift Bar, The Case, Horse Fair, Wisbech
Globe Inn, School Road, Wisbech
The Wheatsheaf (Wetherspoons), Church Terrace, Wisbech
Cambridge City:
The Empress, Thoday Street
The Anchor, Silver Street
Revolution, Downing Street
Ta Bouche, Market Passage
Hidden Rooms, Jesus Lane
Sir Isaac Newton, Castle Street
La Raza, Rose Crescent
Kuda, Sidney Street
Fez Club, Market Passage
Lola Lo, Guildhall Chambers
The Regal, St Andrew’s Street
Cambridgeshire have a designated, confidential hotline number for members of the public to report drink drivers and those driving under the influence of drugs.
Calling 0800 032 0845 is available 24/7, and allows people to supply the police with information to help reduce the number of drink drivers on our roads.
More information about drink driving, the law and the dangers can be found on Cambridgeshire Constabulary’s website here – www.cambs.police.uk/drinkdrugdriving.
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