DVLA medical after being banned for drink driving

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I'm nearing the end of a ban for drink driving (5 months to go) and I will have to pass a DVLA medical. I'm wondering if anyone here knows or has experience of what this involves.

I found this link: http://www.drinkdriving.org/drink_driving_information_DVLA_medical.php

According to that, if you don't drink anything for 5 weeks, you should pass the test.

I am a bit confused about the test. Do you need to have quit drinking? I mean there is no law that says only teetotallers can drive, just that you need to be sober at the time you are driving.

Basically I am wondering if I need to completely abstain from all alcohol for a few months, to pass the test?


Update Dec 2010... I did the medical and got my licence back two weeks later.
 
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So quite a bit over the limit, sorry it was a round about way of asking if you have a alcohol problem, reading it you should be fine, it looks like it's designed to wean out alcoholics
 
DiamondMark said:
Well thats none of their business surely as long as you aint drunk while actually driving.
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Nope because he didn't give a sample he's a High Risk Offender and subject to more rigourous testing before his license is returned, mainly for persitant offenders or anyone who blew large amounts over the limit
 
maccapacca said:
Nope because he didn't give a sample he's a High Risk Offender and subject to more rigourous testing before his license is returned, mainly for persitant offenders or anyone who blew large amounts over the limit
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Ah i didnt know that.
 
Am I correct in thinking that the reason you didn't give them a sample was because you knew you were likely to be many, many times over the limit?
 
javv5 said:
Try telling that to an alcoholic like DD... :)
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roffle, giving up is easy if I choose to, I've done it before. I am wondering if it is necessary. As it stands, I don't know, so I am going to err on the side of caution. Due to the draconian law.
 
dirtydog said:
Yes, but is that relevant to the thread, or do you just want to have a go? ;)
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Out of interest did it work out worse or better to not give a breath sample?

Not having a go just watching Road Wars etc... and by not blowing some people get much smaller bans/fines than I would have thought.
 
dirtydog said:
Yes, but is that relevant to the thread, or do you just want to have a go? ;)
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Probably the latter! ;)

I'm just sat here wondering if it is right to give an alcoholic advice on how to blag a medical examination to get a driving licence again...
 
Peerzy said:
Out of interest did it work out worse or better to not give a breath sample?

Not having a go just watching Road Wars etc... and by not blowing some people get much smaller bans/fines than I would have thought.
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Obviously I don't know what punishment I would have received, had I given a sample. I suspect I would have gone to prison, so compared to that, a two year ban is pretty mint :p
 
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