Hi all, I've just spent about 2 hours @ work, reading through this whole thread, must say its the best info about even years on. I have been on a Ban for 10.5 years on end Nov 2014, Now even though my ban has finished I am on an automatic ban until i pass my driving tests. I have been sent to a medical which I need to book, apparently the doctors are full for July so they will call back in August. Which is probably best as I drink once a week. I got sent to prison on 5 different occasions for driving without a license, dangerous driving and drink driving. The dangerous driving was when I was about 19, I was already on a ban and had experience of being put away for it so I tried to drive away from cops on an A road. Not very bright of me. But now I am 27 and a father to a little girl, a lot more mature. Realise my stupidity and trust me its like being disabled without a car. I have not been able to do many a things. But now i'm also worried about my medical because I seriously don't want another 6 months ban. I think I have to say, every body is different and all our bodies work in different ways, so for some of us we need to stay abstinent for a lot longer than others, where as the lucky ones can have a drink the week before and still pass, so don't stress too much about it, at the end of the day at least you haven't killed or seriously harmed anybody and you still have a life. All the best to every1.