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A driver who is not subject to the New Drivers Act can face a totting-up disqualification after accumulating 12 or more penalty points within what period?

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Six months

Three years

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A driver who reaches 12 or more penalty points within three years can be disqualified under the totting-up process. The court decides the case and period; it is not correct to say that every driver automatically “must” receive an identical ban.

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Penalty points and disqualificationHighway Code annex · For a driver outside the new-driver rule, 12 points within three years normally trigger totting-up disqualification.

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