The days of having a beer after work and driving home are over. Once South Africa’s strict new drunk-driving laws come into effect this month, you won’t be allowed behind the wheel of a motor vehicle after even one drink.
Currently, it’s still legal to get behind the wheel if your blood-alcohol level is under 0.05g per 100ml. The new National Road Traffic Amendment Act totally prohibits the consumption of alcohol by all motor vehicle operators on South African public roads by setting the legal blood-alcohol limit for drivers at 0%.
This has serious implications for South African drivers. If you’re involved in an accident after having even a single drink, you won’t just find yourself on the wrong side of the law, but it can also have a major impact on your insurance, warns King Price’s customer experience partner, Wynand van Vuuren.
Guest: Ian Sibiya, King Price spokesperson