DRINKING or taking drugs during the European Championship and then getting in the car and driving home?

You may want to think twice.

Police have this week launched a new blitz on drink and drug driving to coincide with a summer of football – and it will last until the final match on July 10.

Essex Police will work alongside the Safer Essex Roads Partnership (SERP) to target drivers who get behind the wheel under the influence.

Road policing officers will be patrolling town centres, as well as rural areas, where some drivers believe they have less chance of getting caught.

As well as traditional breath tests, officers will be using new drug testing kits to detect cannabis and cocaine.

Adam Pipe, casualty reduction manager at Essex Police, said: “My team is passionate about road safety and work tirelessly to bring to justice irresponsible drivers who put others at risk.”

Call 999 if you know someone is drunk and you see them getting behind the wheel.

To give information about someone who regularly drink drives, call 101 or Crimestoppers.