They must, however, attend all sessions of the course ( sober) and participate in the course to the best of their ability.Ĭourse participants will also be given information and advice on re-applying for their driving licence, the DVLA medical for participants who are classed as ' high risk offenders' and re-taking their driving test if they are required to do so. This means there will be no formal test(s) that require course participants to achieve a certain score in order to pass. The drink driving course is not, currently, formally assessed. The course combines presentations, group exercises, group discussions and videos used in conjunction with a course workbook with various exercises to complete. Unit 2: Change alcohol use in relation to driving.Unit 1: Understanding the impact of alcohol use in relation to driving.The course syllabus consists of two units: The Driving Standards Agency ( DSA) are responsible for setting the national standard for delivery of The Drink Driving Rehabilitation Scheme ( DDRS) courses.Ĭourses are delivered by trainers who are usually local people who are committed to educating individuals in order to help reduce the likelihood of re-offending and help change their behaviour in relation to alcohol consumption, driving, road safety and road traffic law. It is possible to take the drink driving rehabilitation course without a referral from court, however, you will not benefit from a reduction in your driving disqualification by doing so.ĭrink Driving Rehabilitation Scheme ( DDRS) - Course Information & Content If you are not sure if you were referred onto the course at the time of sentencing then you will need to contact the sentencing court in order to find out. Once a referral order has been made, it is up to the individual as to whether or not they choose to take and complete the course, it is not compulsory they do so. NOTE: Only people who have been referred to the drink driving rehabilitation course by the court that sentenced them will be able to benefit from a reduction in their driving disqualification upon completing the course. You MUST complete the course by this date in order to benefit from a reduction of your driving disqualification. This date will be at least 2 months before the last day of the period of disqualification as reduced by taking the course. You should subsequently receive a letter from your course provider containing information about the course, a booking form and all relevant course start dates along with the date the court instructed you to complete the course by. If you have been offered the opportunity to take the drink drive rehabilitation course by the sentencing court and you accept, the sentencing court will notify the relevant course provider by means of a course referral order. The date specified in an order under this section as the latest date for completion of a course must be at least two months before the last day of the period of disqualification as reduced by the order.the offender has agreed that the order should be made.the court has explained the effect of the order to the offender in ordinary language, and has informed him of the amount of the fees for the course and of the requirement that he must pay them before beginning the course, and.the offender appears to the court to be of or over the age of 17,.it is satisfied that a place on the course specified in the order will be available for the offender,.The court shall not make an order under this section unless.The reduction made by an order under this section in a period of disqualification imposed shall be a period specified in the order of not less than three months and not more than one quarter of the unreduced period ( and accordingly where the period imposed is twelve months, the reduced period shall be nine months).Where this section applies, the court may make an order that the period of disqualification imposed shall be reduced if, by a date specified in the order under this section, the offender satisfactorily completes a course approved by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this section and specified in the order.the court makes an order disqualifying him for a period of not less than twelve months.a person is convicted of an offence under section 3A ( causing death by careless driving when under influence of drink or drugs), 4 ( driving or being in charge when under influence of drink or drugs), 5 ( driving or being in charge with excess alcohol) or 7 ( failing to provide a specimen) of the Road Traffic Act 1988, and.34A Reduced disqualification period for attendance on courses

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