Drink Driving High Range VIC

High range drink driving is driving while under the influence of alcohol and not merely drink driving because high range drink driving means that the BAC content of the driver is 0.15% or higher. This means that he was driving or in charge of a motor vehicle while his capacity to operate that motor vehicle was impaired by the alcohol in his blood.

A high range drink driving charge will not be dealt with by a traffic infringement notice. It will be prosecuted as an indictable offense even if it is only the driver’s first drink driving offense. Aside from the fine, the demerit points, and the disqualification, the driver’s license will also be cancelled. At the end of his disqualification period, he must apply for a new driver’s license. His conviction will be recorded against him and it will form part of his criminal record. A conviction for high range drink driving will also mean that the driver will have to enrol in the alcohol interlock after his disqualification period. This means that he can only apply for an alcohol interlock license, an alcohol interlock device will be installed in his car at his own expense and worst of all, he not drive his car without undergoing a breath analyser test or else his car’s ignition will remain locked.