Driving Licences And Penalty Points How To Understand Them
If you commit a driving offence in the UK then the courts can endorse your driving licence with penalty points as well as handing you a fine. The amount of time that these points will stay on your licence will be either four or eleven years. The length of time will be determined by the seriousness of any driving offence.
Getting more than twelve points on your licence in three years will result in you receiving a driving ban
You will be disqualified from driving if your licence is endorsed with more than twelve points in three years. And how long you are actually banned from driving for will depend on whether or not you have been banned in the past. If this is the first time then you be disqualified for six months, if it is the second time within 3 years you will be disqualified for one year, and if it is your third disqualification you will get two years. You may have to retake your driving test before you can drive again. You may have to undergo some medical tests if your ban was due to drink driving.
The number of penalty points that are endorsed onto your driving licence will depend on the seriousness of the offence. Here are just some examples;
Up to 10 points for failing to stop after an accident
Driving when disqualified 6 points
Up to 9 points for inattention when driving
If you drive under the influence of alcohol or drugs you could get up to eleven points on your licence
If you drive a vehicle with unsafe brakes you could get three points on your licence
Failing to follow road traffic signals 3 points
There are so many different offences which could result in penalty points being applied to your licence and you could still get a driving ban immediately for one of these offences if a judge decided to enforce it. When people want to remove expired endorsements from their licence they will need to apply for a new driving licence.
It is irrelevant what type of driving license you currently have, if you are searching for a driving related job your future employer is within their rights to check what type of license you have . Licence checks is an issue you should take care about. Make sure you always hold the appropriate driving license before applying for a particular driving job.