So, brother-in-law deservedly lost his driving licence last year after supposedly taking a swig from a bottle of whiskey then driving into a parked car in a small village. 18 month ban.
His ex wife and 3 kids moved away a fair few years back and he makes no effort to keep in contact.
He advises that he is on anti-depressants. No effort to get onto the drink driving course to reduce his driving ban as yet either.
Due to lack of public transport where he lives resulting in no ability to get to and from his work, he is back living with his mum through the week, with the rest of us providing a weekend taxi service to his own home. 60 mile round trip twice per week.
A few times I have been the taxi driver after work on a Friday, he has got into the car strongly smelling of alcohol and very euphoric. My wife has also noted the same when she is taxi driver.
Now, we don’t mind providing support to anyone who has an issue and actually wants to do something about it, but I’m starting to get a bit annoyed and feeling that he is now taking the p*ss or so ignorant he is failing to realise that getting into his free taxi stinking of booze could cause offence.
I popped into our local Aldi on Tuesday night after work and whilst waiting for the checkout noted brother in law paying for a bottle of whiskey. The cheapest stuff they had.
He has claimed he did have an alcohol problem, but maintains he no longer has.
So, any tips on how to get him back onto the straight and narrow?
At this point, I’d happily stop in the middle of the countryside, tell him to get out and get a sense of what transport will be like in the not too distant future unless he starts displaying tangible steps to get his life in order.
There is a fair history of making the wrong choices and relying on others to bail him out.
Thanks.