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When you can take a drink-drive rehabilitation course to reduce your driving ban: what it costs, and what happens when you’ve done it

• When you can take a course

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

• Choose a course

  Before you go to court, find a drink-drive course that you want to take if…

• How the course works

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

• Complain about a course

  Complain to the course provider if you’re not happy with the course.…

Guidance for offenders and courses providers about the drink-drive rehabilitation scheme, the syllabus and statistics on take-up.

• Updated: 29 January 2015

How to set up a drink-drive rehabilitation course, applying for approval, fees you have to pay and how you'll be monitored.

• Updated: 18 April 2024

How to run and manage a drink-drive rehabilitation course, including making bookings, ID checks and issuing certificates.

• Updated: 6 February 2026

Add or change your planned drink-drive rehabilitation courses, manage your centre details and add new trainers.

• Updated: 28 March 2024

What should be covered during drink-drive rehabilitation scheme courses.

• Updated: 24 November 2014

You could be imprisoned, banned from driving and face a fine if you're found guilty of drink-driving

A list of approved drink-drive rehabilitation scheme course providers and the areas where they provide courses in England and Scotland.

• Updated: 15 December 2025

The number of drink-drive offenders completing rehabilitation courses.

• Updated: 4 December 2025

Reviews the current drink drive rehabilitation course and explores the feasibility of offering offenders a combined drink and drug drive rehabilitation course.

• Updated: 5 April 2022