MORE than half of drink-driving offences committed in Lancashire are by people over 50, according to a survey.

Of all drink-driving incidents Lancashire police responded to last year, 54 per cent were committed by members of that age group.

Figures released after a Freedom of Information request from car insurer Swiftcover.com have shown that nationally, 232 over-75s were caught driving over the legal limit last year.

The number of over-75s offending has increased by 20 per cent since 2010.

The company's figures followed data from 42 of the 52 UK police forces.

Roman Bryl, underwriting manager at swiftcover.com, said: "Drink-driving is not acceptable at any age.

“Although great strides have been made to tackle this in younger people, the number of motorists drink-driving from the older generations is still worryingly high.