The severity of the sentence, penalties, fines and other sanctions, such as a driving ban, will depend on the circumstances of each case. In most drink and drug driving cases, a conviction will be considered spent after five years. Our expert drink and drug driving solicitors have years of experience in defending such cases.
For advice and assistance, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, from a qualified drug or drink driving solicitor, contact us today on The following endorsement codes relate to drink driving offences in England and Wales. You can expect to receive a driving license disqualification for a minimum of one year together with a fine, a community order or a prison sentence of up to six months.
DR40 and DR50 endorsement codes relate to being in charge of a vehicle, which means being inside the car with the keys but not driving it, while either being over the limit or unfit to be in charge of a car. If you are convicted of a DR40 or DR50 offence then it will stay on your licence for four years from the date of conviction, if a disqualification is imposed, or four years from the date of the offence if you do not receive a driving ban.
If you avoid a ban you will receive 10 penalty points on your licence in the alternative. DR60 and DR70 relate to failing to give a specimen for analysis. A specimen is classed as a sample of breath, urine or blood. Alongside this the court will decide whether to impose ten penalty points or a disqualification form driving. Failure to provide a specimen for analysis in circumstances other than driving or attempting to drive. For those who fall foul of the law and suddenly find themselves with a conviction and endorsement of any kind on their driving license it can come as quite a shock when you find out just how long some stay on your record.
An endorsement starts from either the date you committed the offence or the date you were convicted of the offence and can stay on your driving license for 4 or 11 years depending on what you were convicted of.
If you receive a DD40, DD60 or DD80 endorsement on your license, which depicts an offence of reckless or dangerous driving and if it results in you being disqualified from driving, this will stay on your license for 4 years from the date of conviction. Dr10 is when you're driving or attempting to drive while over the legal drink drive limit. Drink affects everybody differently, thus a blanket policy cannot be applied.
Dr20 has the same consequences. You will be given 3 points on your license at the bare minimum, with 11 being the maximum. As with Dr10, you can be disqualified from driving and face a similar fine regimen. You can also face a community order or a prison sentence of up to 6 months. The points will also stay on your license for up to 11 years. With any future insurers, you will need to disclose information about your Dr This is also true for employers as it will appear on your criminal record, as with Dr The strikes on your criminal record will stay for up to 11 years.
Dr30 is a little trickier but it carries much the same penalties. A Dr30 conviction is when you are suspected of driving or attempting to drive above the drink drive limit but fail to give a specimen without a reasonable excuse. The specimen can be breath, urine or a blood sample. The police will give you plenty of chances to give your specimen and ask for your verbal consent. They will also tell you what will happen if you refuse. The police will use evidence in court to show you are guilty.
This could be from their car camera, CCTV or body camera with video and audio recording. The judge will consider your reasons but some of the more common reasons could be, having a respiratory condition that will affect you giving the breath sample. You will need to provide medical evidence for this. If you have a fear of needles and you were unwilling to give a blood sample because of this mental health condition , this could be taken into account. Evidence needs to be submitted to the court.
The exact time period other drink driving related endorsements will remain on your driving licence will depend on the offence you are convicted of. See table below:. The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act ROA enables most criminal convictions to be classed as ' spent ' after a set period of time ' the rehabilitation period '. Once a conviction is classed as ' spent ' and for most purposes, a person is seen as rehabilitated and should be treated as though they had never committed, been charged with, convicted and sentenced for the offence which is spent.
This means they do not have to declare the spent conviction when applying for most jobs and insurance. The rehabilitation period varies and in most cases depends on the sentence imposed or the disposal administered rather than the actual offence committed. You can view detailed information on rehabilitation periods including the period of time before convictions are classed as ' spent ' and exceptions to the Rehabilitation of Offenders here.
The minimum penalty upon conviction of a first drink driving offence in the UK is a 12 month driving disqualification and a band B fine. Any period of disqualification imposed can be reduced by taking and completing a drink driving rehabilitation scheme DDRS course.
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