New Drivers Act

Passing your driving test can be very exciting, to say the least. No more waiting for the buses and no more relying on other people to take you from A to B. Furthermore, use of the have loads more money as you won’t be requiring all those expensive driving lessons. You can now drive wherever you want whenever you want with the knowledge that you a full licence holder. However, you may not be aware that you are now subject to the New Drivers act 1995.

The first two years after passing your Driving Test

The act basically means that if you get six or more penalty points within the first two years of passing your practical driving test, your licence will be revoked. The process is immediate and automatic. The Police, the DVLA or the Court do not have any say in the matter. Three penalty points are usually issued for tyre, parking or traffic light offences. Mobile phone speeding offences carry six points.

Consequences of Losing Your Drivers Licence

Once the DVLA has revoked a driving licence under the new drivers’ act, the driver must then apply and pay for a provisional driving licence. The new provisional licence will still contain the penalty points that were in occurred. With the provisional licence in hand, learner driver must then reapply and successfully pass both the theory and the practical tests.

Once the driver has passed the practical driving test again, a full licence will be reissued. However, the penalty points will still remain. This will make it harder for the new driver to buy car insurance.

Why have the New Drivers Act

The new driver’s act is there is a wake-up call. It is to remind the new driver that passing the driving test is just the beginning of the learning process and not the end. Passing your driving test means that in the opinion of the driving examiner you are safe enough to learn to drive on your own.

What is the possibility of getting caught?

A recent survey by the AA reveals that over half the drivers believe that they can get away with serious offences such as using a mobile phone, speeding and even careless driving. Edmund King, AA President said, “it is worrying that drivers feel that a lack of police officers on the road, means they think they can get away with careless driving and other serious offences.”

DTC Driving Test Services

The team at DTC UK believe that we all work extremely hard to get our driving licence. We need to respect it or we will lose it. If a driver believes that 99% of the time they can get away with an offence, that means that a 1% chance of getting caught. In the same offence was committed on a daily basis, this means they have an excellent chance of getting caught within 3 to 4 months.