More than 150 offenders have been caught in the last fortnight as part of a summer crackdown on drink-drivers.
Police said 72 motorists put their licences and their lives at risk by taking to the road while over the limit last week. The number is slightly down from the 80 snared the previous week in the nationwide Summer Safety Drink Drug Driving Campaign.
In Inverness, a 28-year-old Italian woman who drove round a roundabout in the wrong direction was stopped by officers and found to be over the drink-driving limit. She was arrested and spent the weekend in custody before appearing at court.
A 27-year-old man was arrested in Arbroath after failing to stop for police who saw he was driving dangerously. He was almost double the limit and had no insurance.
In Shetland, a 42-year-old man stopped by officers was found to be nearly four times the limit.
Inspector Ian Martin, from Police Scotland’s Trunk Road Patrol Group, said: “The message could not be clearer – do not drink and drive.
“There will be some drivers who will be tempted to perhaps have just one drink at a friend’s barbecue Remember that ‘home measures’ can be significantly larger than pub measures and that one drink taken to be sociable could quite easily put you over the limit and leave you with a lifetime’s regret. Think of the consequences.
“Most people are responsible and we thank them for heeding the advice. Don’t be the exception. If you are stopped and we establish that you are impaired through alcohol or drugs, we will not be sympathetic.
“There are no exceptions, you will be arrested and appear before the court. It is very simple – if you doubt your ability to drive, leave the car. Don’t risk it.”
A conviction for driving or attempting to drive while above the legal alcohol limit can incur a driving ban, a fine of up to £5,000 and up to six months in jail.
The latest figures suggest that just over one in nine deaths on Scottish roads involve drivers who are over the legal limit.
Inspector Martin said: “We take great encouragement from the support that we receive from the public.
“Yet again they have been instrumental in detecting irresponsible drivers, with nearly half of the drivers being caught as a direct result of concerned calls and information received from members of the public. Like us they will not stand for their safety on the roads being compromised by a reckless minority.”