# A unique use for cars seized from Drunk Drivers

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-unique-use-for-cars-seized-from-drunk-drivers/189524>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [March 9, 2023, 4:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-unique-use-for-cars-seized-from-drunk-drivers/189524 "2023-03-09T16:15:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2023, 4:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-unique-use-for-cars-seized-from-drunk-drivers/189524/1 "2023-03-09T16:15:54Z")

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Latvia apparently has a serious problem with DUI drivers, and and they also have a statute allowing the seizure of a vehicle if the driver is found to have 3 times the legal limit for blood alcohol. There were so many vehicles sitting in government impound lots that they came up with a way of disposing of the cars and simultaneously helping others in a nearby nation.

> **[Ukraine war: Latvia sends cars seized from drunk drivers to help Kyiv](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64903201)**
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> The confiscated vehicles are being delivered under a Latvian scheme to help the Ukrainian military.

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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2023, 9:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-unique-use-for-cars-seized-from-drunk-drivers/189524/2 "2023-03-10T21:27:29Z")

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Every cloud has a silver lining.