Licence

ian103

I understand if you pass a licence now, you have a probationary period where you can only acquire 6 points before you have to retest. I have a car licence that I have held for 20 odd years, if I pass a bike licence do I have a probationary period? If so I assume it only applies to the motorbike bit?

Rover_Driver

It's from the first occasion you pass a test - (20 odd years ago).

Adding categories does not count.

Nilrem

IIRC the probationary bit only applies to the first two years of your first licence, unless from memory you have to pass the test again after losing it in that time.

Aretnap

Nilrem wrote: »

IIRC the probationary bit only applies to the first two years of your first licence, unless from memory you have to pass the test again after losing it in that time.

It only applies to the first test (New Drivers Act section 1(2)). If you get it revoked for getting six points, retake your test and then get another six points, it doesn't get revoked a second time, even if you're still within two years of passing your first test (NDA Section 7(b)). Though of course in that situation you'd be in line for a totting ban.