Drink driving offences and work

[B_A_B]

Scenario...

A man gets done for drink driving 8 years ago....nobody injured,no accident,no reckless driving etc ,and his reading was only 55mcg (legal limit is 35mcg).
Man keeps a clean licence from then till now,no points..no accidents..nothing.
Same man starts to apply for jobs as a driver/courier/multi drop/ 8 years later.....what are his chances of actually being given a job?

try and keep your replies "on topic" plz.
Don`t want this turning into a B/S ear-bashing about the rights and wrongs of drink driving.....need serious answers only.
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[Benj]

dont motoring offences only last 5 years anyways?
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[Whosthedaddy]

First question when applying for an American Visa is have you ever been done for drink driving. If the answer is yes, then its no visa, end of.

With regards to your situation I'm not sure, its easy for me to be critical as I am completely T total, but seems a little harsh to consider something that happened many years ago.

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[B_A_B]

most yeah...but DD is with you for 10-11 years...and you still have to declare it to some people even after it`s spent (like insurers etc).
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[Grav]

Drink Driving is on your licence for 11 years. You have to declare it as being on your licence during this time. Some insurers ignore it after 7 years if you have had a clean record in that time, but not all of them will.

Once 11 years have passed you can have it removed from your licence and never have to declare it again as it is considered a spent conviction.

It's best to be honest at any interview you may get for a Driving Job and hope that your clean record since the initial offence influences the company in your favour.
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[Handsome]

I think it would come more under the companies insurance tbh, the bloke interviewing you would probably want you to have the job but I think the ins' would be the sticking point...

Just thinking aloud so don't shoot me...
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[WildGoose]

Think its considered the cardinal sin among driving jobs, often see adverts with "minor points considered, No DR Codes!" or something similar.

Doesn't hurt to ask, but I wouldn't expect much joy with a drink driving conviction, there are going to be another 50 applicants who don't have one.
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[trevoriv]

Well I insure motor fleets and we only apply terms to drivers who have a DR or other category A conviction in the last 5 years.

I would mention that it was a random spot check and not following an accident.

Ive just covered a guy in his late 20's with a DR, BA (driving whilst banned) and IN (driving with no insurance) conviction all within the last 3 years. Granted it was with a very large excess but he's still insured.

When it comes to companies hiring people with convictions a lot of insurers will just hike up the excess and any decent company will then inform the driver that any fault accidents and they will be paying some or all of that large excess out of their own pockets.
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[garyd]

11 yrs on licence,5 yrs acting on insurance,dont bother saying anything ,you will be finished there and then,say nothing ,get the job and let it ride out
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[trevoriv]

Dont mention the "even mentioned how much i`d drunk and the fact that i "should`ve" been under the limit coz i`d only had 3 units."

Makes the company think that you feel hard done by and would maybe do the same again. Just say it was a routine stop and leave it at that.

Personally speaking as an underwriter providing you were over 30 and had a clean accident and conviction record since the DR conviction then I wouldnt apply an terms or additional premium.

I see far worse everyday
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[garyd]

Sorry ,your right ,forgot the showing of licence bit,although i did once photocopy mine then tippex it out then photocopy that ,for exactly the same as you ,not that im even suggesting you try it to see how it looks or owt...................................................
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[garyd]

Sorry ,your right ,forgot the showing of licence bit,although i did once photocopy mine then tippex it out then photocopy that ,for exactly the same as you ,not that im even suggesting you try it to see how it looks or owt...................................................
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[Phoenix]

I wouldn't try and doctor your counterpart, while it would probably work with small companies you are technically breaking the law because you will be incorrectly insured as they don't know about it, not the right thing to do IMO. The second problem is a lot of companies perform regular electronic licence checks with the DVLA to get around problems with forged or expired licences, mine does it every 3months, so your conviction would appear on those.

I think your best bet is to apply for jobs, be honest and see where you get, as said don't mention about how much you drank, and certainly not the bit about being stopped and charged with drink driving upon leaving work

You can still get a driving job with DR's on your licence, it's not easy but places will give you a shot, it's harder if you go for HGV obviously as insurance is much more strict, but I work with someone who had a DR in the past and he has the job, and other drivers do get jobs after a conviction for it.

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[colin1]

[Phoenix]

Well in all fairness Colin has more knowlege on the whole with the employment criteria of transport companies as he used to recruit for them, but only via one agency with their own set of policies.

But the guy I work with did not have his job before his conviction it was gained afterwards, I've seen the insurance critera for our specific company policy and it has long lists of what is acceptable and unnaceptable insurance wise for drivers. Drink driving was acceptable after the conviction was several years old can't remember the exact time, however convictions such as death by dangerous/reckless were unnacceptable as were those that involved theft or hijack of a vehicle. I got to look at this document as I had an SP50 ban on record at the time and they had to check it was allowable, which it was obviously. Policies are all different, as said many are a firm no on all drink driving offences, and it's down to the companies criteria aswell, not just the insurance.

I also think to be honest to plainly say don't bother you won't get a job is wrong, you can get 3.5t work with a DR on your licence, maybe not via your old agency or some others, but direct employment or someone will no doubt be able to give you work.

[B_A_B]

ok cheers for the replies lads.
I`m not gonna quit just coz there`s a small chance "some" companies wont even consider me....i`ll just keep applying and see how it pans out.
nothing ventured nothing gained.
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