DVLNI- What does this mean ?

niceday999

How Do I Avail Of The Fixed Penalty System in NI/GB

GB Licence holders can apply for a 2nd Counterpart to take advantage of a Fixed Penalty offer from the Fixed Penalty Office (FPO). Any endorsements given will be recorded on this 2nd Counterpart.
To apply for a 2nd Counterpart, complete application form D9(NI) obtainable by telephoning the Driver Licensing Office on 028 703 41469 and one will be posted to you. Please return your completed application to
MR Section
Driver Licensing Division
County Hall
Castlerock Road
Coleraine
BT51 3TB

along with your GB licence.
Your second counterpart will be returned to you along with your licence in approximately 7 working days.
Please note your Northern Ireland 2nd Counterpart is supplementary to your driving licence and does not replace any part of it. They should both be kept together in a safe place as you may be required to produce them to the police or courts.
N.B. – A NI licence holder may avail of the fixed penalty system in GB by obtaining a GB 2nd Counterpart from DVLA, Tel: 0870 240 0009 for further information.

Does this mean you can get a duplicate Paper bit of your licenence and have the penalty points put on that ?
this was on their website, i posted in the Ni Thread as its specific to Northern Ireland.

Marty_J

I think it means that if you have a GB licence, you can apply for a NI counterpart to have any NI penalty points recorded on.

If you have a NI licence, you can also apply for a GB counterpart to have any GB penalty points recorded on.

As far as I'm aware, penalty points given in GB used to not be recognised in NI (and vice versa), so I guess this is their way of harmonising the two systems.