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Alcohol Interlock Scheme
Mandatory Alcohol Interlock Scheme
From 1 May 2009, a mandatory Alcohol Interlock
Scheme will operate in South Australia. Information about the mandatory
Scheme and how it operates is available on the Road
Safety web site.
The existing voluntary Alcohol Interlock Scheme will
be phased out over a period of five years and transitional arrangements
have been made for current participants so they can complete their
time on the program.
Voluntary Alcohol Interlock Scheme
The voluntary Alcohol Interlock Scheme is a legislated Scheme that
allows drivers disqualified for a relevant drink
driving offence to apply to the Registrar of Motor Vehicles for
an Alcohol Interlock licence at any time after the half way point
of their disqualification.
An
Alcohol Interlock Scheme – Information Pack (PDF) has
been prepared for potential Scheme participants who have been convicted
of a relevant drink driving offence and disqualified from holding
or obtaining a driver’s licence for six months or more. The
information pack is also available from any Customer
Service Centre.
An Alcohol Interlock is a small breath-testing
device, about the size of an electric shaver, which can be
fitted to your vehicle. It measures your
breath alcohol level when you blow into it, allowing you to drive
legally, but preventing you from driving after drinking alcohol.
The Alcohol Interlock Scheme gives you mobility
and the opportunity to maintain employment,
while at the same time providing the public with the assurance that
you will only be able to drive when there is no alcohol present
in the blood.
South Australia is the first state in Australia to establish an
Alcohol Interlock Scheme for persons convicted of drink driving.
Examples of successful interlock schemes can be found in the United
States, Canada and Sweden.
To apply for entry to the Alcohol Interlock Scheme the Alcohol
Interlock Scheme - Application Form (PDF) must be completed
and sent to:
Country residents may lodge their application at their local
Customer Service Centre.
For more information regarding the voluntary
Alcohol Interlock Scheme please telephone on 8374 5137 (metropolitan)
or 1300 550 387 (country) between 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday.
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