Local or online courses to reduce your drink-driving ban. From £70. Call Now 0114 281 1229

Courses available online or in these places:

Barnsley, Beverley, Bolton, Boston, Birmingham, Bradford, Bridlington, Bury, Buxton, Chesterfield, Cleckheaton, Derby, Dewsbury, Doncaster, Dudley, Driffield, Goole, Grimsby, Hereford, Harrogate, Halifax, Huddersfield, Hull, Keighley, Leicester, Leeds, Lincoln, Manchester, Matlock, Northallerton, Northampton, Nottingham, Oldham, Pontefract, Rochdale, Rotherham, Salford, Scarborough, Scunthorpe, Selby, Sheffield, Shrewsbury, Skegness, Skipton, Spalding, Stafford, Stockport, Stoke, Wakefield, Walsall, Wigan, Wolverhampton, Worcester, York

Call to book, or for more information.

Taking a course reduces your ban by a quarter. For longer bans there is an opportunity to reduce your ban further.

Taking a course leads to reduced insurance premiums that will normally easily save more than the course costs.

If you miss the opportunity to take a course, or you are not offered it in court, we can allow you to attend in order to reduce your insurance costs alone.

This site is provided to give various pieces of information, such as what we do with clients' data, legal issues about returning to driving & High Risk Offenders, opportunites for people who would like to deliver courses for us, etc.

For information about what happens on courses, the course rules, requirements for successful attendance, go to our sister site here: drink-drive.co.uk

How we use your data

We are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy and your data. By attending a course you’re agreeing to what is described below. If you have any questions about the following, call us on 0114 281 1229. We receive data from the court, but we might add data such as your phone number or to correct court errors. Where we take debit card details we destroy them immediately they are used to make payments. We only use other data to lead to the production of a certificate of completion, or a notice of non-completion if a certificate is not awarded. Data is only thereafter held to address problems you may have - such as losing a certificate (replacement incurs a £15 charge) - and then it is destroyed in a timely manner. We review retention periods for personal data regularly. We are legally required to hold some types of data, for example attendance data, for up to six years. Research data is anonymised. We only share your data with gov’t bodies or those acting on behalf of gov’t, and only then for confirmation of completion (etc), or anonymised in order for those agencies to assess ourselves. You can ask us to show you the data we hold about you, or to correct data we hold, or destroy it.

How to know if you are an HRO ("High Risk Offender")

“High Risk Offenders” Any person who falls into one of the following categories is regarded as a “high risk offender”:

(1) A second offence within a 10-year period

(2) Failure to provide a specimen

(3) Were prosecuted for an alcohol reading of at least:

•   87.5 (breath reading)		
  

•   200 (blood reading)		
  

•   267.5 (urine reading)
  

Are you a High Risk Offender? Please read the categories and check. If you are a high risk offender, please let the trainer know at the first session, so that he can make sure you are clear about what you have to do to get your licence back.

If you fall into any of the above categories you will require a medical before you will be granted the return of your licence, as such you will need to make your application earlier than normal.

Contact the Drivers Medical Group section of DVLA for details on 0300 790 6806

Please note:

The HRO definition is a legal term used by courts and DVLA (etc). It is not a term we have created. If you are offended by the term, please remember we are using it so that you know what to do, not because we have made any judgement about you.

How to check if, after you have received a completion certificate, that DVLA has updated your driving record, so that you ban is reduced

It can be very hard to get through to DVLA by phone. Fortunately, there is a way you can check the DVLA database.

Go here if you know your driver number (from your licence) Check DVLA with driver number (right-click link, choose open in new tab/ window)

Go here if you do not know your driver number Check DVLA without driver number

Disclaimer, and important legal note

Reform is an approved course provider for the DDR scheme. We are responsible for providing notifications to the courts of those who successfully complete a course. Once the courts have been notified of a completion Reform will have met its commitments in full.

You must not drive or attempt to drive before you are in possession of your driving licence.

Reform is not responsible for notifying DVLA of amendments to the length of a disqualification following the completion of a course. This is a matter for the courts

Reform are not responsible for the return of or delays in the return of driving licences. This is a matter for DVLA.

Requirements for being a drink-drive trainer

• Qualification in a form of education or training
• Normally a clean driving licence
• Some experience and/or knowledge concerning issues connected to alcohol
• Preparedness to work on a self-employed basis
• Preferably experience working with small groups

If you believe you meet these requirements, please send us an email with your location, and how far you are prepared to travel to deliver courses, and we will let you know if there are any opportunities.