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Well yes, my main gripe is that it stays on his licence for so long. I mean, 11 years!! What other crime, other than a road offence, would you have that? There arent many companies that ive gone to as a HGV driver that ask for you to declare that you have a criminal record but they always want to see your licence. So lets say for arguments sake, I had a DR10 on my licence and Mr. Biggs who had 2 counts of GBH, 1 count of theft and 1 count of fraud on his criminal record applied for the same job. Mr. Biggs would get the job ahead of me because I have a DR10 on my licence. Does that make me more of a risk of drink driving again? Of course it dont so why would I face predujice? (sorry, my spelling and grammar is awful). This is my main gripe. My friend served his punishment, he paid his fine, he did his course, he learnt alot from that course and he certainly will never ever do that again. In the end, he is better informed and better educated about alcohol, its effects and how it can impair driving than many of us.
As for the reasons that hes found it tough to find work, well, many people these days want experienced staff. His only experience is in driving and security, both of which wont touch him. Stacking shelves or cleaning toilets dont exactly pay well. Now he is clinically depressed because of this, he isnt fit to work anymore