5 Live Investigates

Adrian Goldberg presents cutting edge investigative journalism, as well as taking on listeners' campaigns and consumer issues. Drug drivers know that the chances that they'll be brought to book are low, say MPs. Why - after 10 years - has the Home Office still failed to introduce a roadside drugs test to tackle what's recognised as a lethal problem? In many other European countries, the police have small hand held screening kits. In Germany last year, they led to 34,500 drivers losing their licence. Figures for the UK - and for the previous year - reveal that only 168 drug driving guilty verdicts were recorded by the courts. Without a hand held test, UK police have to look for the tell-tale signs in the driver's general demeanour. In a damning assessment of the situation, MPs on the Transport Select Committee say: "At the moment, people assume - quite correctly - that they can take drugs and drive a vehicle with little chance of being caught." Also on the programme - Adrian asks why the U