Dvla new driver probation

 · The New Drivers Act will only apply once, so if you re-pass your test, you will not be subject to another probationary period as a new driver. However, if you reach 12 points within any 3 year period, you would be subject to a totting up disqualification, as Estimated Reading Time: 4 mins. New drivers Your licence will be cancelled (revoked) if you get 6 or more points within 2 years of passing your test. Points on your provisional licence. Any penalty points on your provisional Estimated Reading Time: 1 min.  · The New Drivers Act, introduced in , imposed tougher rules for newly qualified drivers. During a probationary two-year period after passing their test any driver who accrues six penalty points on their licence automatically loses their licence and is required to resit their theory and practical tests.

The ‘probationary period’ for new drivers is the first two years that you are on the road from the date you pass your first driving test. If you accumulate 6 points during the first 24 months, then the DVLA will revoke your driving licence. In order to get it back you will need to take a complete re-test. This new driver penalty is not a discretionary matter for the court. Pleading for leniency from the court is pointless. The main effect of the Act is to impose a 2 year probationary period when the full driving licence is issued. A new driver will be subject to immediate and automatic revocation of their licence should they reach 6 or more penalty points for offences committed in that time. In theory, a new driver would therefore be given one chance by way of a 3 point Fixed Penalty but if two such Fixed Penalties were accepted, or a more serious offence resulted in 6 points, the licence would be revoked. The New Drivers’ Law. New Drivers are obliged to serve a period of probation which lasts 2 years from the time they pass their tests. If they commit one or more offences during this period, which result in 6 or more penalty points being endorsed, then their licences are automatically revoked by the DVLA. It is important to note that the date the offence was committed determines whether or not revocation can occur (not the date of sentencing by the court).

An Act to make provision about newly qualified drivers who commit certain offences, including provision Probationary period for newly qualified drivers. May If a new driver receives six penalty points on their license within the The DVLA website provides a full list of motoring offences. How licences for new drivers can be revoked under the Road Traffic Act. At times, even if a driver has ended the mandated 2-year probation period.