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The number of women found to be driving while under the influence of alcohol has increased, it has been reported.

According to figures from the Liberal Democrats reported in the Daily Mail, there has been a 58 per cent rise in the amount of females committing the crime since 1995.

The party added that there was an increase of close to 4,000 in the number of women convicted, which could lead to an increase in the price of female car insurance.

Conversely, 85,473 men were found guilty of the offence over the same period, a slight drop from 85,693.

"Instead of focusing drink-driving campaigns only on men, these figures show that women also need to be targeted," said Alistair Carmichael, Liberal Democrats transport spokesman.

Meanwhile, the Department for Transport has released figures showing that the number of people killed on UK roads in 2006 totalled 3,150.

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