I got my license back 2 days ago! I was 20 years old and under the drinking age when I got my first DUI so I lost it for a year rather than 6 months. I got it back and lost it again 9 months later to DUI number two. I haven't had a license since December 17th 2010. I had to meet once a week for an 18 month program I completed this past September, it costed somewhere around 1,600 dollars. I had to pay for 12 days of work program rather than go to jail which costed 50 dollars for enrollment and 10 dollars per day for a total of 170 dollars. I had to pay 157 for a license reissue fee and get an SR-22 insurance that costs 47 dollars a month. This doesnt include the 1st DUIs three month program which i didnt learn anything from (probably because the punishment wasnt as severe or because i didnt catch the problematic routine that alcohol/drug use was causing). All this was worth it though because I learned a lot from this second DUI. I quit smoking marijuana a month after I got this past DUI, it was actually harder than quitting drinking. I thought I would never stop smoking as life was sooooo dull (so i thought) at the time without it. I quit drinking this past November. I now feel free, not perfectly great at all times but free. I now look forward to keeping my license. Instead of spening all my money on drugs and alcohol, I now have money set aside to buy my own car sometime before my 25th birthday. I now look forward to learning how to live the right way. All because of this second DUI. It really was a blessing in disguise. |
Oh Yea and I forgot, I now look forward to DRIVING MYSELF places instead of relying on others or public transportation! |
Congrats! Sounds like you took some lemons and made some sweet 'n' tasty lemonade!:c011: You're smarter than some- I've worked with a lot of guys that had three DUIs or more. |
I am in the same boat myself. I haven't had my license for quite some time. I tried to get it back and was denied. But I am going for it again this year. The only problem is coming up with all the money, but seems like this year I can successfully get it back. I will have a bunch of hoops to follow, but that is the price that I have to pay for my mistakes. Congrats on getting it back. I have an M.B.A now, and not having a license really sucks when you think about it. |
Originally Posted by MythOfSisyphus
(Post 3782128)
Congrats! Sounds like you took some lemons and made some sweet 'n' tasty lemonade!:c011: You're smarter than some- I've worked with a lot of guys that had three DUIs or more.
Originally Posted by masterscorpio77
(Post 3783534)
I am in the same boat myself. I haven't had my license for quite some time. I tried to get it back and was denied. But I am going for it again this year. The only problem is coming up with all the money, but seems like this year I can successfully get it back. I will have a bunch of hoops to follow, but that is the price that I have to pay for my mistakes. Congrats on getting it back. I have an M.B.A now, and not having a license really sucks when you think about it. |
Masters in Business Administration Tough post bachelors program. congrats on that diploma masterscorpio77 working toward it myself |
Congrats soberish! Awesome that you have your freedom back :) My license is suspended right now until June and I can't WAIT. Enjoy your new found freedom!! |
Awww....I love stories like this one. Sorry that you have had a rough, expensive time, but it appears that you have learned for this. I wish you the best. |
Congratulations Soberish!! Now just make sure you keep it. ;) That's awesome. I had to take the bus for a while and hated it, couldn't wait to get a car again, so I relate. :) |
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