If you commit a driving offence in the UK then the courts can endorse your driving licence with penalty points as well as handing you a fine. The amount of time that these points will stay on your licence will be either four or eleven years. The length of time will be determined by the seriousness of any driving offence.
Getting more than twelve points on your licence in three years will result in you receiving a driving ban
You will be disqualified from driving if your licence is endorsed with more than twelve points in three years. And how long you are actually banned from driving for will depend on whether or not you have been banned in the past. You will be banned from driving for two years if it is your third disqualification, for one year if it is the second time in three years and if it is your first time you will be disqualified for six months. You may also have to wait to drive again until you re-pass your driving test. If your ban was the result of drink driving then you could be forced to take some medical tests before you are allowed to drive again.
The number of penalty points that are endorsed onto your driving licence will depend on the seriousness of the offence. Here are just some examples;
Not stopping after an accident up to 10 points
Driving when disqualified 6 points
Driving without attention and due care up to 9 points
If you drive under the influence of alcohol or drugs you could get up to eleven points on your licence
Using a vehicle with unsafe brakes 3 points
Failure to follow road traffic signals could mean three points on your licence
Above is just a tiny fraction of the possible offences and penalty points and judges may decide to just disqualify for the driver for some of these offences. When people want to remove expired endorsements from their licence they will need to apply for a new driving licence.
It is irrelevant what type of driving license you currently have, if you are searching for a driving related job your future employer is within their rights to check what type of license you have . Licence checks is an issue you should take care about. Don’t try applying for specific driving jobs without first holding the appropiate license.