A council has been confirmed as the first in Scotland to have begun using alcohol breath test devices in its fleet vehicles.
Dundee City Council has installed the Dräger Interlock 7500 devices in nine of its refuse collection vehicles and two of its food waste lorries.
The test records the driver’s alcohol reading, as well as the date and time, ensuring that the vehicles do not start unless the driver is found to be sober.
An integrated camera in the device also captures a photograph of the driver upon each test.
The council has explained the move as a preventative strategy designed to combat drink driving, with the local authority reporting that there have not been any positive alcohol readings reported following the rollout of the devices, according to The Courier.
Local authority workers are said to have welcomed the scheme, which will involve a further launch of the technology across all new council-owned HGVs.
A council spokesperson said: ‘Dundee City Council is adopting these measures as part of its response the EU General Safety Regulation (GSR2) for HGVs.
‘We have liaised with trade unions during this process.’
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