Penalties & disqualification periods

This is the reference page for what drink and drug driving actually costs — and, just as importantly, how long you'll be off the road. Whether it's a PCA (drink driving by reading) or a DUI (by impairment), a conviction almost always means a licence disqualification, on top of fines, an interlock, and — at the serious end — jail. The numbers scale with the offence: a first low-range reading might mean a few months and a fine, while high-range, a refusal, or a repeat can mean years off the road and time inside. And refusing a test is treated as high-range.