The consequence of drink driving

If you are caught drink driving by the Traffic Police, the penalties are as listed below.

Legal Implications
First Time – Fined between $1000/- and $5000/- or six months imprisonment.

Second Time – Fined between $3000/- and $10,000/- fine and imprisonment for a term of up to one year.

Repeated Time – Face enhanced punishment up to 3 times the penalty, a maximum of $30,000/- fine and three years' imprisonment.

Offenders causing death or serious injuries can also be caned up to 6 strokes.

All those convicted will be disqualified from driving for at least 1 year, even if they have not caused any traffic accidents.


Personal Implications
Other than having your license revoked and charged by the authority, you might also face some inconvenience below.

1. Job - If your job requires you to drive, it will be a great blow to your rice bowl. It will be worse if you are enjoying car allowance from your work. If you are transferred to backend staff, most likely the car allowance will be discontinued as well.

2. Finance - The fact that you are not able to drive means your car will not be utilised. This is especially true if there is no one else in your family that can take over. If there is still a loan, the interest will also continue to run. This means added travel costs and inconvenience.