points on lience

[kaz7965]

if you havnt got a driving lience and you get 6 points does 6 points start to accivate on your provisional lience or is it when you acuatly get a full lience? they go on

[dzug]

As soon as you get your full licence it's taken away and you have to start from scratch again.

[kaz7965]

no thats not right,when you get your full driving lience its a teenager with any points on a full lience up to 7 points is an automatic ban 21 and over is 12 points.you didnt read my question right!

[wiggal]

No, kaz, as far as I believe, it is 6 points in the first 2 years of having your license, and it is taken away and you have to start again, whatever age you are.

Unless of course you are not in the Uk?

[kaz7965]

thank you

[Ethel]

Six points in the first two years of passing the test is not a driving ban - it is an automatic revocation of licence, which means back to L Plates, another theory test and another practical test.

That is regardless of age:
http://www.yourdrivinglicence.co.uk/new-driver s-act.html

[kaz7965]

thank you still confuesd do you mean when you pass your test the 6 points will go of which i new but are yiu saying it will be taken away again and have to do all again? or are you saying once got full lience with 6 points on got 2 years im confused sorry

[Ethel]

I hope JudgeJ won't mind me copy and pasting the post, but it is factual and informative:


JudgeJ
Fri 26/01/07
11:39


The idea of awarding points or a disqualification to people who have no licence (either because of age or any other reason) is twofold.

Firstly, in the case of disqualification, it means that any further driving undertaken by the offender will mean they are driving whilst disqualified. Without the disqualification all they could be convicted of if caught driving again is driving without a licence � a much lesser offence.

The primary purpose of imposing points is to mark the offenders record (not his licence) with those points. Even if no licence is held, the offender�s record is endorsed with the points so that any consequences of them that would apply to a licence holder also apply to a non-licence holder.

For example, the accumulation of twelve points within three years would lead to a disqualification for �totting�. Points awarded to a non-licence holder who subsequently obtains a provisional licence will count towards their total under the �new drivers� regulations.

Under these rules drivers accumulating six or more points within two years of passing their first test have their licence revoked and have to re-take their test. Points awarded before they pass their test (or getting their licence) only count towards the total if they incur more points after passing their test. This, of course, is to avoid drivers with six points at the time of passing their test from having their licence immediately revoked.

[kaz7965]

thank you so much ethal x

[New Judge]

Thanks, Ethel.

I remember JudgeJ !!!