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Letter: Drink-drive laws

Megan C. Robertson
Wednesday 04 February 1998 00:02 GMT
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A contribution towards reducing the numbers of drivers who have had too much to drink at the pub would be to ensure that soft drinks are sold at a competitive price.

Often my pint of coke is only a few pence cheaper than my husband's pint of beer. The price of a pint of beer is inflated by the taxation levied upon it - why does my soft drink cost about the same amount?

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