Devon County Council

The Devon County Council Drink Drive Awareness Course  is approved by the Government.  We are members of the Association of Drink Drive Approved Providers of Training (ADDAPT)

Our courses are held in Barnstaple, Exeter, Plymouth and Torbay.
Venues are on or near public transport routes.

Only £25 deposit Reduced fees for those on benefit.
Telephone contact: Teresa on 01392 446269 or email: drinkdrive@devon.gov.uk
from 9.30am to 4pm, Monday to Friday

How it works

• The Court makes a Referral Order - You can tell the Court that you prefer to attend the ‘Devon’ course.
• We will write to you when we receive your referral order from the Court - Our letter will include  course information, a booking form with the current year's course dates and times, and the date the Court has said you need to complete your course by.
• You reply to us with your preferred course dates and payment - The course fee is £145 (or £100 if you receive one or more of the named benefits shown on the booking form). A course place can be reserved with a £25 deposit. Payment should be completed 3 weeks before the course begins.

What’s in it for you?

• You can apply to get your licence back early - up to 25% off your disqualification when you successfully complete the course.
• You will be given information to help reduce your chances of making the same mistake again.
• You will increase your chance for reducing future high insurance premiums.
• There are no exams.
• A choice of course dates and venues.
• Low fees. We accept payment by cash, cheque, credit/debit card and postal orders. Payment by instalments is possible.

To Successfully Complete

You need to:

• Pay the course fee in advance.
• Attend all sessions of your course (usually 3).
• Attend in a sober condition.
• Participate to the best of your ability.

The Course

Our course trainers are local people who care that you get the best possible advice to help prevent re-offending. The course combines presentations, group exercises, group discussions and videos in conjunction with a course workbook and leaflets which will be given to you when you attend.

You will be given advice on re-applying for your licence and given contact details of insurance brokers who recognise the Course Completion certificate and who can help you find a good deal on insurance premiums when you return to driving. If you are classified as a High Risk Offender, we will also give you advice on what this means for you.

After you have Completed the Course

• We will award you a Course Completion Certificate.
• We will notify the Court and Police that you have successfully completed.
• The Court will notify the DVLA that you have successfully completed the course.