The SAPS, combined with other state and provincial authorities, is committed to reducing alcohol-related crimes.<\/p>\n
Community members are encouraged to be responsible while they’re out on the town.<\/p>
What is the legal limit?<\/p>\n
Your blood may not have an alcohol content of more than 0.05 per cent.<\/p>
This means that if you have more than a 350ml beer, or a single tot of brandy or other spirits, you’ll be over the limit, while the alcohol remains in your system for up to eight hours after consumption.<\/p>\n
The SAPS encourages the community to either stay where they are until they’ve sobered up, or arrange for an alternative form of transport home.<\/p>\n
What will happen if you’re caught over the limit?<\/p>\n
Community members caught driving over the legal limit will be arrested and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol.<\/p>\n
The SAPS can then hold the person in custody until bail is paid (in certain instances bail may be denied).<\/p>\n
Depending on prior convictions against you, as well as the circumstances surrounding your arrest, you face a minimum fine of R2 000 or a two-year prison sentence, or both, according to the SAPS.<\/p>\n
Charges may also see a person losing their driver\u2019s licence, or having it suspended.<\/p>\n
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