New Drivers Beware

The adding of penalty points to a driver’s licence is designed to act as a deterrent and make us all think about how we drive or park our motor vehicles. The usual imposition is three penalty points for an offence, but this can be more depending upon the offence. An example of this is three points for each defective tyre, so two tyres means six points and if you are stupid enough to have four defective tyres, you no longer have a valid licence!

That’s right, twelve points and you lose your right to drive a motor vehicle. However, how many people are aware that a new driver is on probation for two years following the passing of the practical and theoretical driving test. If during this period a new driver collects only six penalty points, and we can see that this is not difficult, they lose their licence and have to retake both parts of the driving test and be accompanied by a qualified driver at all times. Remember under new legislation exceeding a 30 mile per hour speed limit by 15 miles per hour brings with it a new penalty point imposition of six points.

Published by admin on November 13th, 2007 in Motoring Offences