Provisional licence with points

DaveF327

scorpiolady wrote: »

Can a person with a provisional licence with 9 points on it still drive?
thanks

Anyone with any number of points can drive unless either disqualified by a court or the licence revoked by DVLA.

As above posters have said, cost of insurance is an issue and providing insurance is in place - and other conditions of the provisional licence are met - the driver is legal.

Assuming all 9 points have been added within the last three years, the driver must keep his/her nose squeaky clean. 3 more and it's game over.

thenudeone

scorpiolady wrote: »

Can a person with a provisional licence with 9 points on it still drive?
thanks

Yes.

If someone met the criteria for revokation or disqualification then the court or Police ticket office simply wouldn't endorse the licence with the points. Instead, they would initiate the relevant procedure to remove the licence.

The 6 point limit for new drivers only applies after the test is passed.
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/motoring/learnerandnewdrivers/newlyqualifieddrivers/dg_4022566

Nilrem

McKneff wrote: »

Well, if it was a driving school,I hope they got a refund.:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

It's possible to get points without any licence...

IIRC if you commit any motoring offence you can get the points, and if you don't have one (or not a uk one), DVLA basically create a "licence" for you that is only on the computer to put the points on.
If you then apply for a provisional licence, those points are then carried over to it (assuming they haven't expired).

So you can gain 9 points before ever having a licence, let alone on a provisional.

I'm not sure what the actual realities of driving with points on a provisional are, but suspect it works out that you get the normal 12, but if you pass your test, any additional points will reset your licence to provisional (as you're already over the limit allowed).

dacouch

I've seen plenty of customers with 9 points on their provisional, it's normally for driving without a licence, no insurance or twoc of some combination

thenudeone

Nilrem wrote: »

I'm not sure what the actual realities of driving with points on a provisional are, but suspect it works out that you get the normal 12, but if you pass your test, any additional points will reset your licence to provisional (as you're already over the limit allowed).

You normally can't get to twelve. Any offence which would push the points to twelve has to go to court and normally results in disqualification.

If you have eleven points then pass your test, those eleven points remain on the licence. Any further points at all would result in revocation of the licence.

Sgt_Pepper_2

thenudeone wrote: »

You normally can't get to twelve. Any offence which would push the points to twelve has to go to court and normally results in disqualification.

If you have eleven points then pass your test, those eleven points remain on the licence. Any further points at all would result in revocation of the licence.

Revocation or disqualification?

AnythingButChardonnay

Sgt_Pepper wrote: »

Revocation or disqualification?

Both. Revocation under New Drivers Act, and almost-certain disqual under totting-up.

Sgt_Pepper_2

AnythingButChardonnay wrote: »

Both. Revocation under New Drivers Act, and almost-certain disqual under totting-up.

Can't be both, revlcation put's you back to a provisinal and is done by the DVLA. Courts disqualify you and therefore you couldn't hold a provisional licence.

atrixblue.-MFR-.

9 point remains on full license when passed any points there after in 2 years or under of the date you pass your test result in disqual, having to reapply for your provisional, and retake both theory and practical test over again. will have to declair disqual for 5 years to some insurers, some are asking 7 now and declair your a newly passed over again.

cannot get a revoke of license undeer the new drivers act, your are disqualified untill you have retaken you practical test.

Sgt_Pepper_2

atrixblue.-MFR-. wrote: »

9 point remains on full license when passed any points there after in 2 years or under of the date you pass your test result in disqual, having to reapply for your provisional, and retake both theory and practical test over again. will have to declair disqual for 5 years to some insurers, some are asking 7 now and declair your a newly passed over again.

cannot get a revoke of license undeer the new drivers act, your are disqualified untill you have retaken you practical test.

If you're disqualified you would get a full licence back.