Revision question · Band 3 driving test, disabilities, law

Under the New Drivers Act, a new driver will have their licence revoked if they get six or more penalty points on their licence. This only applies to drivers after they pass their first practical driving test. Over what period of time does it apply?

Revision material from the imported DVSA bank includes source-checked Lanekind learning corrections. These corrections are not newly issued official examination questions, and practice does not reproduce a live test paper.

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2 years

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Special rules apply to drivers within two years of the date of passing their first driving test. If the number of penalty points on their licence reaches six or more as a result of offences they commit before the two years are up (including any points they acquired before passing their test), their licence will be revoked. If that happens, they must start again from the beginning: apply for a provisional licence and go through the qualifying process as a learner driver, with all that this entails.

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New driversHighway Code annex · Six points within two years of the first test trigger new-driver revocation and require new theory and practical passes.New Drivers ActHighway Code annex · Six points within two years of the first test trigger new-driver revocation and require new theory and practical passes.

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Revision question · Band 3 driving test, disabilities, law

Under the New Drivers Act, a new driver will have their licence revoked if they get six or more penalty points on their licence. This only applies to drivers after they pass their first practical driving test. Over what period of time does it apply?

Revision material from the imported DVSA bank includes source-checked Lanekind learning corrections. These corrections are not newly issued official examination questions, and practice does not reproduce a live test paper.

Answer options

2 years

3 years

4 years

5 years

Show the answer

2 yearsThis was the right answer

Special rules apply to drivers within two years of the date of passing their first driving test. If the number of penalty points on their licence reaches six or more as a result of offences they commit before the two years are up (including any points they acquired before passing their test), their licence will be revoked. If that happens, they must start again from the beginning: apply for a provisional licence and go through the qualifying process as a learner driver, with all that this entails.

Reviewed reading for this question

New driversHighway Code annex · Six points within two years of the first test trigger new-driver revocation and require new theory and practical passes.New Drivers ActHighway Code annex · Six points within two years of the first test trigger new-driver revocation and require new theory and practical passes.