Drink and drug driving

Drinking and 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

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

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