Driving Licences And Understanding Penalty Points
Not only will you get a fine if you commit a driving offence in the UK but you can also find that the courts can endorse your driving licence with penalty points. These points will stay on your licence for four or eleven years. The length of time will be determined by the seriousness of any driving offence.
If you have more than 12 points on your licence over a three year period then your licence will be disqualified and you will no longer be able to drive. The length of time that you are disqualified from driving will depend on the number of times you have previously been disqualified. The ban you will receive will be six months if it is the first time, one year if it is the second time you have been banned within three years and you will be banned for two years if it is the third time. You may also have to wait to drive again until you re-pass your driving test. You may have to undergo some medical tests if your ban was due to drink driving.
It will depend on how severe your driving offence was for the number of points that are put on your licence. Below are some offences and the amount of points they will cause you to have put on your licence;
Up to 10 points for failing to stop after an accident
If you continue to drive when you have been banned you could get six points on your licence
If you drive without due care and without paying attention you could face up to nine points on your licence
Causing death when driving due to alcohol or drugs up to 11 points
Using a vehicle with unsafe brakes 3 points
Failure to follow road traffic signals could mean three points on your licence
Above is just a tiny fraction of the possible offences and penalty points and judges may decide to just disqualify for the driver for some of these offences. You will need to apply for a brand new licence if you want to get these points removed from your licence once they have run out.
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 . Driving licence is something which you should take very seriously indeed. Don’t try applying for specific driving jobs without first holding the appropiate license.
