Informing about a suspected drink-driver

[Davypops]

A while ago I think there was a reward system for giving information to the police about a suspected drink-driver. Does this still exist do you know?

[ummmm]

Reward system?

[AlBags]

They will probably not be interested.
Wouldn't surprise me.
'Cashing in' on dobbing people in is also not a good way to go.

[AlBags]

Free case of Becks maybe?

[ABerrant]

Crimestoppers offers a reward of up to £1,000 to anyone who calls the charity to report criminal behaviour if the information leads to an arrest and charge.

Regional police forces often mount anti-drink drive campaigns which highlight the above fact. For example, Derbyshire Police's campaign (ran throughout December 2011) resulted in 28 people calling Crimestoppers to shop a drink-driver, but every caller declined the offer of a reward. Ten people called the charity during the 2010 campaign. A decade ago the maximum reward was £500.

http://www.crimestopp...g-information/rewards

[Davypops]

Thanks ABerrant. That clears it up.

[joko]

you cannot just ring them and say someone you know drink drives... they have to catch them at it

[Peter Pedant]

of course there is a reward system

if you pay the police they give you all sorts of information
just tune into the Leveson inquiry

[erin-x]

My friends and I once got a delivery driver fired because she was drunk and driving with a child in the car. We got no reward :|

[4getmenot]

why needs rewards, surely just to get someone of the road that could cause an accident is reward enough

[owdhamer]

Reward or no reward its your duty to inform on someone who is obviously drunk and intending to drive.

[lcg]

no question...report them via crimestoppers asap - it's anonymous if that's your fear of doing so. my 17 yr old cousin was killed riding his motorbike home by his p!ssed best mate in a car travelling behind him who was twice the legal limit but stated in court he felt 'fine' to drive. i think people who drink (or drug) drive are disgusting. i will never learn to drive because of the (legal) medication i am on as it affects my judgement/skills required for driving legally. those who choose to do so in the face of all information about drink driving are despicable. so...report!!! x