Monitech
North Carolina's leading Ignition Interlock provider
Today’s post comes to us from LifeSafer. Every year thousands of DUI offenders across the country are ordered to have an ignition interlock installed. A surprising number ignore the order, and drive without one. Others have the device installed, but borrow a friend’s car when they want to drink and drive. Two words: bad move. …
The world of an ignition interlock device comes along with its own set lingo and jargon, which can be pretty frustrating if your device displays a reading you don’t understand or you have a question for your service provider that you can’t properly put into words. So we’re going to devote our next few posts …
In our last post, we laid out one of several costs that come along with having an ignition interlock installed in your vehicle other than the monthly fee. You see, in North Carolina, all ignition interlock providers charge about the same per month, right around $75. But there are several other costs that could arise …
If you missed Parts 1 and 2 of this series, my name is Bryce Little and I’m the Market Coordinator for Monitech. My job is to educate attorneys and alcohol assessment counselors on ignition interlocks. Over the course of this past year, I’ve received hundreds of questions about ignition interlocks. Now, it would’ve been hard …
If you missed Part 1 of this series, my name is Bryce Little and I’m the Market Coordinator for Monitech. My job is to educate attorneys and alcohol assessment counselors on ignition interlocks. Over the course of this past year, I’ve received hundreds of questions about ignition interlocks. Now, it would’ve been hard to post …
In early 1989, the founder of Monitech approached the N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles (NCDMV) about using the emerging technology of a breath alcohol ignition interlock device (BAIID) as a highway safety measure. The BAIID would allow drivers who had had multiple DWI convictions and their licenses revoked to legally drive again by requiring them …
What’s an ignition interlock device? A small breath analyzer that requires a clean, alcohol-free breath sample by a driver in order to start a vehicle. What’s the purpose of the device? Ignition interlocks are used across the nation as an alternative to license revocation. When the law takes away individuals’ licenses for a substantial period …
