Penalties for Drink Driving: Offences and Endorsements

Below is a table referencing the relevant Endorsement codes, Penalties, Fines and Sentencing regarding Drink Drive Offences and penalties for drink driving. The Endorsement code refers to the specific code that certain offence has been given by the government.

Scaling from 1 – 11 depending on the seriousness of the offence, 11 being the highest. For government information and advice on penalties for drink driving.

Endorsement Code	Maximum Prison Sentence	Maximum Fine	Driving Ban	Driving Licence Penalty Points
DR10 Conviction – Driving or Attempting to Drive with excess alcohol	6 Months	Unlimted	Mandatory	3-11
DR20 Conviction – Driving or Attempting to Drive while unfit through drink	6 Months	Unlimited	Mandatory	3-11
DR40 Conviction – In charge of a vehicle with excess alcohol	3 Months	£2,500	Discretionary	10
DR50 Conviction – In charge of a vehicle while unfit through drink	3 Months	£2,500	Discretionary	10
CD40 Conviction – Causing death by careless driving under the influence of drink	14 Years	Unlimited	Mandatory Minimum 2 Years	3-11
CD70 Conviction – Causing death by careless driving and then failing to provide a specimen for analysis	14 Years	Unlimited	Mandatory Minimum 2 Years	3-11
DR70 Conviction – Failing to co operate with preliminary Breathalyzer test	None	£1,000	Discretionary	4
DR30 Conviction – Failing to supply evidential specimen for analysis when driving or attempting to drive	6 Months	Unlimited	Mandatory	3-11
DR60 Conviction – Failing to supply an evidential specimen for analysis when not driving or attempting to drive	3 Months	£2,500	Discretionary	10

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