Despite a massive police operation with heavy media coverage over the past three months, police say they are not seeing a decline in the number of people drink-driving in Dunedin.
Senior Sergeant Allan Grindell said he was disappointed that a further 12 drivers were caught driving drunk around the city last week.
In the worst case, a 35-year-old woman was stopped in Mornington at 4pm on Saturday with a breath-alcohol level of 1352mcg, more than four times the legal limit.
Her licence was suspended immediately and she would appear in the Dunedin District Court this week.
Last week's 12 drivers join 117 others facing prosecution since the dedicated drink-driving operation Expect More Testing began in November.
Snr Sgt Grindell said people were still not getting the message, so, as a consequence, extra police would be out in force this week and more people could expect to be tested, with a particularly heavy police presence around the city later in the week.
‘‘As promised, Dunedin will be left in no doubt about the drink-driving testing. The aim of Dunedin police is to reduce alcohol-related road deaths and infringements,'' Snr Sgt Grindell said.
Since Operation Expect More Testing began, almost 18,000 vehicles had been stopped by police. The operation, involving both checkpoints and police patrols, will continue for several more weeks.
