How long will I lose my licence for if convicted of drink driving?

- causing death by careless driving when under the influence of drink or drugs
- driving or attempting to drive while unfit
- driving or attempting to drive with excess alcohol
- failing to provide a specimen where that is an offence involving obligatory disqualification
- failing to allow a specimen to be subjected to laboratory test where that is an offence involving obligatory disqualification

then the court must impose a disqualification for 3 years.

If, however, you have been convicted for driving while unfit through drugs or alcohol, and you have not previously been convicted of any of the above offences within the last year, you may be able to avoid a disqualification.

If you can show to the court, that there are ‘special reasons’ for not imposing a mandatory disqualification then your disqualification period may be reduced, or you may not be disqualified at all. You should seek legal advice from a solicitor in relation to this.

A solicitor will be able to advise you in detail, but to constitute ‘special reasons’ the matter in question must:

- be a mitigating or extenuating circumstance;
- not amount in law to a defence to the charge;
- be directly connected with the commission of the offence; and
- be a matter that the court ought properly to take into consideration when imposing punishment.

If you require legal advice regarding drink driving and the relevant law, you can contact a specialist criminal solicitor today.

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