Worry-free nights with AA’s new Designated Driver

The association says the new service is aimed at promoting responsibility and ensuring drivers will not get behind the wheel after consuming alcohol.

“Statistics show that motor vehicle crashes claim the lives of more than 14 000 people annually with as many as 150 000 injured. This costs the economy around R307-billion a year. More than half of this can be attributed to alcohol consumption, which is in itself a shocking number,” reads a statement from the AA.

According to the association, South Africa’s poor public transport facilities mean drivers may be tempted to drive home after drinking, even when they know they shouldn’t.

“Now AA Designated Driver means they don’t have to worry,” reads the statement.

AA Designated Driver will operate seven days a week, 365 days a year, and works through a simple booking service.

The service will operate in all major centres in South Africa and will

ensure the user and their vehicle is taken home safely through a

reliable provider.

All the drivers have clean driver’s licences and are older than 25.

Female drivers can be requested for added peace-of-mind for women who use the service.

A communication is sent 45 minutes prior to pick-up with the driver’s name, an added security feature of the service.

The association believes the service is going to make a big difference to road safety and states: “It is the first get-you-home service provided countrywide by a reputable motoring organisation. Drinking and driving is just not worth the risk.”

The service includes:

• last drop-off at 4am

• drop your friends at home on the way

• 50km trips in all South Africa’s major metros

• easily identifiable AA certified drivers

• female driver option available

• a range of four package options to suit your needs

• affordable subscriptions

There are no hidden administration fees or penalties for additional drop-offs.

For more information on AA Designated Driver, visit www.aadesignateddriver.co.za