By Jeremy Sirrell, 23rd January 2026
Figures released recently by the Ministry of Justice reveal a significant rise in the rate of reoffending for drug driving offences. In fact, almost 50 per cent of those who commit offences of drug driving have previously committed a similar offence. The data also revealed that over the past four years, drug drive reoffending rates have increased by more than 134 per cent. Whilst these figures will likely be greeted by the predictable chorus of shock horror in some quarters, it is worth pausing for a moment to reflect just why there might be such high rates of reoffending amongst drug driving offenders.
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