Drink Driving

**whoops, I accidentally put this in the food area and wasnt sure how to move it**

I don't mean to pry, but has anyone been convicted for this...or know someone who has.

I good friend had a really bad lapse in judgement and tried to cover for her husband who had drunk to much and offered to drive them home. She ended up being over the limit and got caught.

I am just wondering what implications anyone had as a result...e.g with travelling overseas etc   She certainly isn't one to drink and drive normally, but just made a big mistake, and now she is freaking out about all the things that it might affect

TIA

My mum had one when I was in highschool, I had to do all the driving for 6 months. As far as I know there haven't been any follow on consequences, and she travels overseas often.

Traveling overseas issues only come about when they don't pay the fine if given one.

I think it depends how much over they are.

My friend also got done, she had to go to court and got charged. Had to pay a fine, court costs and lost her license for a few months.

My friend who got done also had a friend who was in a similar situation, except her bf was driving and they swapped seats and she got done and when in court they started talking about jail she confessed and ended up in a whole lot more trouble! She lost her license and got a huge fine as did her bf.

My DH got done, while young and dumb (way before we met). His is probably a bit more of a extreme case, he caused a accident, wrote off both cars, ended up in court, lost his license and had to pay reparation. He's still paying off his reparation now, but shouldn't be for too much longer (of course, he HAD to crash into a BMW, didn't he?).
He lost his license, that wasn't too big a deal. He got a special license for work otherwise he'd have lost his job, he does a LOT of driving around the country side.

He can't leave the country until his reparation is paid off, but thats not a big problem. He won't have problems traveling as he's not on a NZ passport, he's on a european one. So in that sense, he could probably force to leave the country, before he'd paid off his reparation. But no point. He'd never be allowed back, and its home here now.

It was one heck of a lesson for him. One really expensive one at that! But he's so much more mature for it now.

It's affected our insurance. Although hes 26, I'm 20, *I* own a Subaru (from before we got together), my excess is $500, his is $1000 just because he's got a drink driving conviction. Even though he never claimed insurance (they wouldn't have covered anyways).

I have been done, only veryy very very little over (like 404 insated of 400 and under), she should be able to travel to most places , cant be a police officer here and there are some people that like to judge you before they get to know you. other than that it hasnt stopped me from doin anything at all
Hope that helps

My DH and my SIL have both been done as well - loss of licence for 6 months and a fine. DH got a work licence from memory as he HAD to drive for his job and there was no way around it (he was running a commercial lawnmowing business). It definitely hasn't affected any travel.

She will need to disclose it on any future job applications as well.

My brother got done for DUI and I know that it affects getting car insurance stuff...

DH got done in his younger days and the major thing he found was it was a mission with car insurance as they always ask that.

I have a friend who got done many many years ago (and is now an amazing anti drink driving advocate, thank goodness), and is living in Canada right now - not sure if she had to declare it although I imagine she did??