Driving Bans And Endorsements
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Penalty points are often given in the event of a motorist being convicted of a traffic offence, and are also referred to as endorsements.
In the event of points being given, the lowest amount that can be received is two points for lesser offences and for serious offences the maximum given is eleven, with the majority of offences warranting three points or more penalty points. In certain cases points are given for multiple occurrences of the same crime(for example if more than one tyre is defective) and penalty points are usually obligatory but the actual number of points is discretionary.
Each type of endorsement has a unique offence code and the points are recorded on the counterpart to the photo license and upon conviction you will need to produce this to either the fixed penalty office (FPO), the police, or at your court appearance, so the points can be added.
Penalty points then stay recorded on your license for either four or eleven years, depending on the type of offence. It is four years if you have committed offences resulting in disqualification, reckless/dangerous driving or have been disqualified from driving until a driving test has been passed, and it is eleven in cases of drugs or drinking and driving, causing death by careless driving, or causing death by careless driving, then failing to provide a specimen for analysis.
If after you have received points, you are convicted for another offence you can still be given points and if in any three year period you receive more than 12 then as part of the totting up system you will lose your license. Furthermore in the first two years of driving this number reduces to six points and so after a period of disqualification you must retake your test.
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