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You can be offered a rehabilitation course to reduce your driving ban if:

• you鈥檙e found guilty of a drink-drive offence
• your ban is for 12 months or more

You have to pay to take the course. It can cost up to 拢250.

Reducing the length of your ban

Your ban will be reduced if you complete the course within a certain time. The ban is usually reduced by a quarter.

Deciding to take a course

You have to decide in court if you want to take a course or not. You cannot change your mind later.

Before you go to court, that you want to take if you鈥檙e found guilty and offered a course.

The court will send your details to the course provider. They鈥檒l then send you details of:

• the available course dates
• when you must complete your course by

Changing courses

You can change to another course with a different provider at any point before you book. It鈥檚 free to change your course.

Ask the provider of the course you鈥檇 originally chosen to arrange this.

The course aims to stop you from drink-driving again. They:

• are either delivered face-to-face or remotely
• take place over 16 hours (usually run on 3 days spread over 3 weeks)
• will have other drink-drive offenders at them

After the course

You鈥檒l get a 鈥榗ertificate of course completion鈥� from the course provider when you complete the course.

They鈥檒l tell HM Courts and Tribunals Service and DVLA that you have completed the course so that your driving ban is reduced.

If you鈥檙e a 鈥榟igh risk offender鈥�

You need to reapply for a driving licence and take a medical if you鈥檙e classified as a 鈥�high risk offender鈥�. Check with your course provider if you鈥檙e not sure if you are.

Complain to the course provider if you鈥檙e not happy with the course.

Contact the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency if you cannot sort out the problem with the course provider.