Take Hingham PD's Designated Driver Pledge to Win Limo Ride

This holiday season the Hingham Police Department is again boosting its effort to encourage the use of designated drivers by awarding one driver a free night out in a limousine.

Drivers can take an online pledge to be or use a designated driver this holiday season to be entered to win. There is no cost or purchase to make the pledge.

Supported by 25 participating establishments, the Designated Driver Program in Hingham runs year round, however, this promotion targets the busy holiday season. This promotion starts Friday, Nov. 15 and runs through Jan. 2, 2014. 

A designated driver is someone who agrees not to drink any alcoholic beverages that evening and to safely transport home those who have been drinking. It does not mean at the end of the night that the “most sober” or the “least drunk” person be designated to drive, the HPD says on its website.

The online pledge, which takes less than a minute to complete, will also give the police some feedback about designated drivers. The pledge form asks if during the last three years if they have either used or been a designated driver and if they intend to use a designated driver at a Hingham establishment, a private home/event or an out of town establishment.

To take the pledge, go to the Hingham Police Department’s home page, www.hpd.org. Upon submitting the pledge, the person is automatically entered to win the limo night out. 

The winner will receive a four-hour night out in an 8-10 passenger limousine. The limousine night out is donated by A Plus Coach, Inc., of Whiting St., Hingham.

The promotion is open to anyone 21 and older in Eastern Massachusetts and not limited to Hingham residents. It is open to staff of the restaurants and even town employees, with the exception of the staff of the Hingham Police Department and their immediate family members.