www.seiferflatowlaw.com Adam Seifer explains, There are two main situations in DWI cases which involve limited driving privileges. The first one is when DMV revokes your North Carolina privileges automatically during the initial 30 day period immediately after being charged with a DWI. On day 11, you can get a limited driving privilege to drive to and from work, for maintenance of your household and for a few other reasons. In order to be eligible for this privilege, you will first need to obtain an alcohol abuse assessment from a licensed location. You do not have to actually do any of the recommended treatment, just get the assessment. If you have the need to drive outside normal working hours, you will have to get a letter from your employer stating what hours you need to work. It is entirely within the judge's discretion whether to grant the privilege. There are also some other eligibility requirements for this privilege. For example, your license can't be suspended for a different reason besides the DWI and you can't have any other pending, unresolved drinking and driving matters. The other situation involving limited driving privileges in DWI cases is upon conviction. If you are convicted of the DWI and are a first time offender, then you may be eligible for a privilege during the one year revocation period that is similar to the 30 day privilege. The only additional requirement is that you have to get a form completed by your insurance company that proves that you have liability auto insurance