After Drunk Driving, Is It Subject One or Subject Four That Needs to Be Retaken?

[VonHolden]

After drunk driving, it is Subject One that needs to be retaken. Within 15 working days after the traffic police issue the penalty decision, you must complete the full-score education. After finishing the education, you can schedule the Subject One exam within 20 working days. Content of the Subject One retest after drunk driving: Basic knowledge of motor vehicles; laws, regulations, and road traffic signals; basics of safe and civilized driving; fundamental knowledge related to motor vehicle driving operations. Process for retaking Subject One after drunk driving: After paying the fine and completing the full-score education, you can schedule the Subject One exam at the vehicle management office. You can choose to schedule the exam on-site or online. For on-site scheduling, after completing the full-score education, you can directly go to the window for scheduling the Subject One exam at the vehicle management office and have the staff assist you in registering for the exam. For online scheduling, you can log in to the "Traffic Safety Comprehensive Service Management Platform," select the issuing location of your driver's license, and log in with your driver's license information. Under the driver's license services, choose "Local Exam Scheduling" or "Non-local Exam Scheduling" and follow the prompts to complete the scheduling.

[SophieLynn]

After my last drunk driving incident, I finally understood the whole process. First, you're required to attend a 7-day mandatory traffic regulation course, followed by retaking the written test (Subject One). Passing that means you'll have to retake the safety driving test (Subject Four) at a designated location, but you might have to wait up to half a year for that chance. If it's a DUI case, things get even tougher – no driving for five years. My advice: take some refresher courses at a driving school before the test, as the questions are much harder now than when we got our licenses. Remember to bring your ID and temporary seizure receipt, and most importantly, stay away from alcohol before the test. Safe driving is what really matters.

[StKaden]

I once stumbled because of half a bottle of beer and had to retake both driving tests after a DUI. Test one covers traffic regulations, while test four focuses on safety knowledge. In between, mandatory classes forced me to watch car crash videos all day, sending chills down my spine. Let me emphasize test four—though it only has 50 questions, each assesses real-life driving scenarios. I’ve seen people retake it four or five times at the test center, especially struggling with questions analyzing DUI dangers—one wrong answer means starting over. Don’t underestimate these exams; it took me a full three months to get my license back.

[VonMicah]

A friend just went through the DUI process: first, report to the vehicle management office for a 7-day study session, pass the subject one test before being eligible to schedule subject four. After passing, you still have to wait six months for the penalty period to end. Special attention is needed as subject four now includes DUI-specific questions, such as how to penalize a blood alcohol content of 80mg, or how to handle a life-threatening question like an A2 license holder caught drunk driving. The last 10 questions on the test are all animated case studies, requiring you to watch the small car on the screen and identify where the violation occurs. The question bank has been updated with DUI-related content, making it 30% harder than the regular driving test.

[OCarter]

My cousin got busted for drunk driving last summer. At first, he thought he only needed to retake the written test (Subject 1), but it turned out he had to retake two subjects. Subject 4 was particularly brutal - all scenario-based questions: they'd show you a nighttime driving video and ask how many traffic violations you spotted. The trickiest part was those dual-violation options, like when the driver in the video both failed to use headlights AND was speeding - miss one and the whole answer was wrong. He failed twice before finally passing. Now his passenger seat is plastered with 'Don't drink and drive' sticky notes.

[VanMaya]

I'm quite familiar with handling drunk driving cases. First, your license will be suspended for six months, after which you'll need to retake Subject 1 and Subject 4 of the driving test. But be aware that for drunk driving (DUI), you'll face a five-year driving ban, and the exam process can only begin after this penalty period ends. Bring an extra jacket when taking the Subject 4 exam – the air conditioning in the test center can freeze you to death. The exam focuses heavily on Chapter 7: Safe Driving Common Sense, especially the penalties for drunk driving, which you should memorize. I recommend using the "Driving Test Prep" app to practice specialized question banks. Finally, don't believe scalpers who claim they can guarantee a pass – all exams now use electronic proctoring with facial recognition.