Post by ccc on May 10, 2009 11:35:15 GMT
(from DVLA)
Endorsements codes and penalty points
Each endorsement has a unique offence code and is allocated ‘penalty points’ on a scale from one to eleven, depending on the severity of the offence. The endorsement (and penalty points) is updated on your driver record and written on your paper driving licence or the counterpart document of your photocard driving licence.
How long endorsements stay on your driving licence
An endorsement must stay on your driving licence for the following periods of time:
Eleven years from date of conviction
If the offence is:
* drinking or drugs and driving - shown on the licence as DR10, DR20, DR30 and DR80
* causing death by careless driving while under the influence of drink or drugs – shown on the licence as CD40, CD50 and CD60
* causing death by careless driving, then failing to provide a specimen for analysis – shown on the licence as CD70
Example: Date of conviction is 3 December 2002 - the endorsement must stay on the licence until 3 December 2013.
Four years from the date of conviction
If the offence is for:
* reckless/dangerous driving - shown on the licence as DD40, DD60 and DD80
* offences resulting in disqualification
* disqualified from holding a full driving licence until a driving test has been passed
Example: Date of conviction is 28 May 2004 – the endorsement must stay on the licence until 28 May 2008.
Four years from the date of offence
In all other cases.
Example: Date of offence 10 June 2005 – the endorsement must stay on the licence until 10 June 2009.
Endorsements codes and penalty points
Each endorsement has a unique offence code and is allocated ‘penalty points’ on a scale from one to eleven, depending on the severity of the offence. The endorsement (and penalty points) is updated on your driver record and written on your paper driving licence or the counterpart document of your photocard driving licence.
How long endorsements stay on your driving licence
An endorsement must stay on your driving licence for the following periods of time:
Eleven years from date of conviction
If the offence is:
* drinking or drugs and driving - shown on the licence as DR10, DR20, DR30 and DR80
* causing death by careless driving while under the influence of drink or drugs – shown on the licence as CD40, CD50 and CD60
* causing death by careless driving, then failing to provide a specimen for analysis – shown on the licence as CD70
Example: Date of conviction is 3 December 2002 - the endorsement must stay on the licence until 3 December 2013.
Four years from the date of conviction
If the offence is for:
* reckless/dangerous driving - shown on the licence as DD40, DD60 and DD80
* offences resulting in disqualification
* disqualified from holding a full driving licence until a driving test has been passed
Example: Date of conviction is 28 May 2004 – the endorsement must stay on the licence until 28 May 2008.
Four years from the date of offence
In all other cases.
Example: Date of offence 10 June 2005 – the endorsement must stay on the licence until 10 June 2009.