PENALTY POINTS

How do penalty points work?

Penalty points are recorded on your driving licence when:

• You are convicted in court of a driving offence that attracts penalty points, or

• You pay a fixed charge notice that was issued to you for an offence that also carries penalty points

If you get 12 penalty points in any 3 year period you are automatically disqualified from driving for 6 months.

Learner permit drivers are disqualified if they have 7 penalty points. This lower threshold also applies for the first 2 years of a driver’s first full driving licence.

Penalty points are not added to your licence immediately.