Football fans are being warned not to drive on Monday morning if they’ve either been celebrating England’s win in the Euro 2020 final or drowning their sorrows.

Almost one in five drink drive convictions are the morning after the night before

Four pints of medium-strong beer – or four large glasses of wine – can take as long as 14 hours for the alcohol to clear your system. This makes the work commute or school run a potential hazard.

According to figures, almost one in five drink drive convictions are the morning after the night before, and a third of all breath tests conducted by police after an accident are between 7am and 1pm.

Even when drivers are on, not over, the current drink-drive limit, they are 13 times more likely to be involved in a fatal crash.

And with just 10mg per 100mL of alcohol in your blood – 1/8th of the limit in England and Wales – drivers are 37% more likely to be in a fatal crash.

“Just a small amount of alcohol slows your reaction time, inhibits judgement and reduces both concentration and co-ordination – increasing the likelihood of an accident,” warned Hunter Abbott, MD of breathalyser firm AlcoSense and an advisor to PACTS.

An estimated 7,860 people were killed or injured on Britain’s roads in 2019, where at least one driver was over the drink drive limit, according to latest Department for Transport figures. This includes 280 fatalities, the highest number since 2009.

“Let’s all enjoy the final whatever the result.  But please don’t drive the next morning if you’ve consumed a lot of alcohol, or use a personal breathalyser to check you’re clear,” added Hunter Abbott.