I live in Colorado and have had an interlock devive installed in my car for about a year and a half on a two year mandatory. Since day one I have had nothing but trouble with my interlock device. It will lock me out and prevent me from starting my car for no reason. At no time have I ever tried to start my car with alcohol on my breath!(Why would I!) Anyways, I never thought much of the interlock reliabilty other then it being totally a nusiance. I have told the company numerous times about the unreliability of the unit I have and they said basically "that is just the way it is." I have 4 months to go before I can get the interlock taken out. My problem is that I just got a letter from the Colorado DMV stating that I have been lock out of my car 3 months out of 12 because of alcohol and they want to extend my interlock usage for another year.
How can I defend myself that was lock out not from alcohol but from non-alcohol contaminents and improper calibration of the device, which I know is true. I have a list of other people who are having the same problem with their interlock from this hogwash of a company who doesn't care about their customers. How can the DMV say I had alcohol on my breath when the interlock device I have is so unreliable.
Thank you for your time
Troy
1 Answer from Attorneys
You have a right to a hearing. You could subpoena someone from the company to show that the lockouts were not the result of alcohol.
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