4 million will drink and drive this Christmas

Error processing inline link The element type "a" must be terminated by the matching end-tag "</a>".

Original content:

<div class="rxbodyfield" xmlns:o="urn:www.microsoft.com/office" xmlns:st1="urn:www.microsoft.com/smarttags" xmlns:st2="urn:www.microsoft.com/smarttags2" xmlns:w="urn:www.microsoft.com/word" xmlns:x="urn:www.microsoft.com/excel"><p>A shocking new survey has revealed that despite the fact that it is illegal and that it can cause large amounts of damage, injuries and even deaths, four million Britons will drink and drive over the festive season.</p><p>Almost as shocking was the revelation that three million of those asked believed leaving the windows open while they drive will help them sober up and at least 600,000 think that chewing gum will foil a breath test.</p><p>Half of those who admitted to the motoring offence said that the reason they decided to drive even when over the limit was because they didn&#39;t want to pay for a taxi or face a wait in the cold for public transport.</p><p>The research was carried out by insurer Churchill, with Frances Browning, a spokeswoman for Churchill Car Insurance, telling the Metro: &quot;Drivers should seriously consider the need to take the car before heading out for a Christmas drink. </p><p>&quot;If they do end up drinking alcohol and have the car with them, they must find an alternative mode of transport to get home,&quot; she added. </p><p>To combat Britain&#39;s drink drivers, police will be mounting their 30th drink drive crackdown campaign. Motorists are encouraged to either drink or drive in a new poster campaign which targets clubbers and bar-goers.</p><p>Random stopping of vehicles to spring spontaneous breath tests has been planned with officers given permission to enforce tough penalties for those found to be over the limit.</p><p>Fines, penalty points and even arrests are hoped to be enough of a deterrent to prevent a repeat of last year&#39;s figures, which found 9,275 to be over the limit during the festive period. Motoring offences can also cause a substantial increase on the price of drivers&#39; car insurance.</p><p>The cost of car insurance varies widely but you can still get yourself a good deal. Read our tips on finding <a href="http://www.uswitch.com/Car-Insurance/Cheap-Car-Insurance-In-The-UK.html">cheap car insurance and use uSwitch.com&#39;s impartial service to compare providers and switch online. No need to give your details out time and again &#8211; our service is easy and free to use. <a href="http://www.uswitch.com/Car-Insurance/Index.aspx">Compare car insurance today.</p></div>