Originally Posted by B. Carfree

Stop making us Yanks jealous. Hereabouts, a license isn't suspended until the third drunk driving conviction. Also, a "hardship" waiver is almost automatic. It allows the drunk to keep driving to work and shopping (they are always shopping). Also, there's essentially no penalty for driving while suspended anyway, so it's the norm. In fact, my postal carrier was nearly killed on her way to work by a drunk driver who was driving while suspended. Yes, she was drunk at 6:30 AM. (The drunk left the scene, but since she lives in my carrier's route it was a pretty easy identification to make.)