Insurance
When you are convicted of drink-driving,
your premiums can go up dramatically. This is because the insurance
companies think that they are taking a bigger risk when they insure
someone who has already shown that they might drive whilst under
the influence of alcohol. Some people find that they cannot return
to driving when their ban ends because they just cannot afford
the insurance costs.
The only way to reduce this effect is to show the insurance companies
that you
are not as high a risk as they think. By taking a Reform course
you show that you intend not to drink-drive again. The course
also gives you the information that allows you to ensure that
you do not drink-drive without realising it.
The insurance brokers we put you
in touch with recognise this and, although you may well pay more
than you did, you should not be hit with premiums as high as you
otherwise might. Although we cannot predict how this will effect
individual cases, some people actually pay less!
This will not just affect you for
the first year, but for many years to come after you return to
driving. Some people easily save more than the cost of the course
in the first year alone.