Police say man caught driving at double speed limit on A9 at Tain By Andrew Dixon
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Updated: 09:42, 06 March 2021
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Officers also found some drivers apparently had no insurance.
Two men, aged 19 and 40, were arrested for alleged drug-driving offences in Inverness after providing a positive roadside drug test and a 50-year-old man was arrested for an alleged drink-driving offence in Dingwall.
Additionally, five drivers had their vehicles seized after driving without insurance in Inverness, Tain, Dingwall and on the A82 at Rannoch Moor.
Festive drink and drug driving offences extremely disappointing, say police in Highlands and Islands By Alan Hendry Published: 08:04, 16 January 2021
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Police have expressed dismay after it emerged that more than 50 motorists had been arrested for either drink or drug driving in the Highlands and Islands over a month-long period taking in Christmas and New Year.
Twenty-four people were arrested for drink driving and 27 for drug driving across the divisional area during the festive campaign â prompting a renewed warning about the catastrophic consequences of taking to the road while under the influence.