Drink and drug driving

Drinking alcohol affects your judgement, vision, coordination and reflexes—increasing your risk of having a crash.

Your driving ability is affected when you take illegal or prescription drugs. Driving under the influence of drugs is illegal and dangerous.

Find out how blood/breath alcohol levels are measured and the legal blood/breath alcohol limits for different licence holders.

Drink driving is an offence. Penalties include fines, imprisonment and licence disqualification

• Participating in the Alcohol Ignition Interlock Program
• Getting an interlock
• Approved interlock providers
• Financial assistance for the Alcohol Ignition Interlock Program

You can check your progress in the hub if you have been convicted of a drink driving offence.

• Drink driving short course
• Repeat drink driving course

If you are going out drinking, make sure you plan how to get home safely, before the drinking starts.