Drink Driving

South East Queensland's DUI & Traffic Offence Experts

The Wiseman Lawyers team consistently gets clients around half the licence disqualification period and around half the fine that they would otherwise receive for their Drink Driving charge.

We also successfully get eligible clients special Drink Driving Work Licences - we have never had an application refused.

We achieve these results by persuasively explaining to the Magistrate that our clients are hard working, upstanding members of the community, who in most instances have made a one off error of judgment.

Also, we provide our client's with a number of resources which allow them to take steps to show that they have learnt their lesson prior to attending court.

We meticulously and thoroughly prepare all of our submissions and affidavit materials, so that our clients will get the best possible outcome at court, every time.

Good people like you do not deserve to be subjected to the hardship of an excessive licence disqualification.

People like you who rely upon their licence to earn a living do not deserve to lose their livelihood as a result of their one off mistake.

Let us minimise the damage, so that you can put this matter behind you and get on with your life.

Call us for a free no-obligation case appraisal on 1300 947 352 Anytime 24 Hours 7 Days.

We charge a fixed fee for our services, which we will discuss with you during your free case appraisal.

We appear at all courts throughout South East Queensland (all courts within 250km of Brisbane).

Call 1300 947 352 Anytime 24 Hours 7 Days

Drink Driving - Unlicensed Driving - Suspended Driving - Disqualified Driving - Careless Driving

Dangerous Driving - Drink Driving Work Licences - Special Hardship Licences

The penalties for drink driving can be quite severe, depending on the drink driver’s blood alcohol concentration (BAC) and the drink driver’s traffic history. The severity of the penalty obviously escalates along with the drink driver’s blood alcohol concentration. The penalties for drink driving usually comprise of both a driver’s licence disqualification, along with a fine. However, the Magistrate can also hand down an order of community service or probation, an intensive correction order, a wholly suspended term of imprisonment, imprisonment with immediate parole, or a term of actual imprisonment to be served.

Where an open licensed drink driver’s blood alcohol concentration is below 0.15%, the drink driver’s licence will be disqualified for a period of between 1 and 9 months. Where a non-open licensed drink driver’s blood alcohol concentration is below 0.15%, the drink driver’s licence will be disqualified for a period of between 3 and 9 months. In both instances the drink driver will face a maximum fine of $1,400.00.

Where drink driver’s blood alcohol concentration is over 0.15%, the drink driver’s licence will be disqualified for a period of between 6 months and 5 years. The drink driver will also face a fine of up to $2,800.00. Where a drink driver is convicted of having had a blood alcohol concentration over 0.15% on 3 occasions within a 5 year period, imprisonment forms a mandatory part of the penalty.

Certain drink drivers may be eligible to apply for a special work licence, which allows the drink driver to continue driving for work purposes only throughout their disqualification period. To be eligible to apply for a work licence, the drink driver must be the holder of a Queensland open licence, have a blood alcohol concentration of less than 0.15%, must not have been driving for work purposes when charged, must not have lost their licence throughout the previous 5 years, and must be able to show that they will suffer severe financial hardship if they were not to be permitted to drive during the disqualification period.