avoid a costly minute headed to dinner with friends

Avoid a Costly Minute

Headed to dinner with friends

Arrive at the restaurant

A cocktail at the bar while waiting for a table

A couple of drinks with dinner

In the car headed home

Swerved to miss another vehicle

Pulled over by a police officer for crossing into another lane of

traffic

Blew into a breathalyzer 10

Taken to the jail, booked for Driving Under the Influence (DUI)11

What a night out can cost if you don’t #PlanAhead?

Court costs $250 to $1500

Legal fees $2,000 to hire a lawyer $5,000 if you go to trial

License reinstatement $250 - $500

Counseling or drug $100 to $500rehabilitation course (if required)

Ignition interlock $100 setup fee (required in some states) $50-$100 monthly rental fee

(average 3 months for first offense)

*Multiple sources. Costs vary from state to state.12

 Insurance rate increase $1,000 - $1500

  Most insurance companies classify DUI offenders as high-risk drivers and

raise rates significantly. The amount can double or triple with repeat offenses and can last at least three years.

 Loss of income $1,000 to $4,000

  Jail, court time, community service, loss of driving privileges, to name a few,

can take you away from work anywhere from one to four weeks.  Based on the 2014 national median salary of $52,000 this can equate to a loss of $1,000-$4,000.

What a night out can cost if you don’t #PlanAhead?

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What a night out can cost if you don’t #PlanAhead?

…YOU’RE LOOKING TO PAY BETWEEN $4,850 - $12,900*

*Multiple sources. Costs vary from state to state.14

Additional costs you may face

Possible job loss and damage to

professional reputation 

Strained or broken

family relationships

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Additional costs you may face

Difficulty finding a job due to criminal record

Limited options due to bad credit from criminal record

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Or…

Before heading to dinner with friends, you have PLANNED AHEAD for a designated driver or other sober ride home.17

Cost of getting home with a plan?

…YOU’LL PAY ABOUT

$25 for a 10-mile ride home*

*Source: Taxifarefinder.com

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…a minute can change everything.

#PlanAhead19