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## fast fact 

If you are prohibited from driving during your N stage, you will lose any time you have accumulated toward graduating out of the Graduated Licensing Program. In other words, the clock is reset to zero. 

## fast fact 

If you drive while prohibited, you may face significant penalties including a stiff fine and jail. 

## Criminal Code penalties 

If you’re convicted of a Criminal Code  driving offence for impaired driving due to alcohol or drugs, you’re looking at some very serious penalties which could include lifetime driving prohibitions and time in jail. 

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## Graduated Licensing Program 

Penalties are strict when you are in GLP. If you violate the zero blood alcohol or zero blood drug concentration restriction, you may be subject to various penalties, including an immediate roadside suspension or prohibition, a fine, driver penalty points and/or having your vehicle impounded. 

The suspension or prohibition and the penalty points will be recorded on your driving record and may lead to a much longer driving prohibition. 

More violations could lead to an even longer prohibition period. 

If you are prohibited from driving during the novice stage, you will lose any time you have accumulated toward graduating out of GLP. This means that once your licence is reinstated after a prohibition, you start at the beginning of the novice stage again, and you will need to be prohibition-free for 24 consecutive months before you’re eligible to take the road test to exit GLP. 

## Other costs of impaired driving 

Besides the penalties listed above, there are still other costs involved if you are caught driving while impaired: 

Money  — if you are convicted of impaired driving and you cause a crash, your insurance claim could be denied, including claims for damage that you might cause to your vehicle, or to other people or property. You could be responsible for paying all these costs. As well, your insurance rates will increase and you will receive a driver penalty bill. 

