Penalty points time cutoff

[Visionist]

I've heard, years ago, that for a fee, you can restore your license to "clean" status after five years have elapsed since your last offence.

This true?

[LC2]

Why would you want to remove the points? They've cost you money to accumulate, show them with pride

[Visionist]

I wish to apply for driving jobs which usually require a clean license

[rigga]

Once the points have elapsed it is "clean " ...so why bother?

[Magic919]

Four years. (It's licence.)

Five years to declare.

[Siscar]

You can, costs £20 and has to be by post if you say you still have it, claim you've lost it and it costs the same but you can do it online.

This is assume these are the usual ones, the nasties stay for longer.

[Ved]

Why pay for a clean bit of paper? They're off your record anyway so the paper means nothing once they've expired.

[GC8]

Itd be foolish in the extreme to turn up for a job which incorporates any element of driving with expired points on your licence.

[Siscar]

And for the sake of £20 there's no point taking the risk

[Visionist]

So technically I don't have them anymore (3 points for cheekily ignoring a no exit at 3am- cops were right round the corner DOH) but it's best to physically get a new license without them marked on at all, and the best bet for that is online, through the DVLA site I presume?

[Siscar]

If you say that you've lost it you can do it online click here

But if you still have it you are supposed to sent it in and get a replacement so you download a form and post.

[LC2]

GC8 said:

Itd be foolish in the extreme to turn up for a job which incorporates any element of driving with expired points on your licence.

I don't undrstand why...
Last set of points on my licence are from '98, so I guess expired in 2002?
It shows I've been a good boy for 15-16 years.
Why would I be any more of a risk than someone with a brand new copy of their licence, who collected their last set of pints 4 years and 2 weeks ago... (And indeed, why are they a risk, they've behaved for 4 years too).

[xRIEx]

LC2 said:

Why would I be any more of a risk than someone with a brand new copy of their licence, who collected their last set of pints 4 years and 2 weeks ago... (And indeed, why are they a risk, they've behaved for 4 years too).

It shows you've got previous.

If it was down to the wire between you and another applicant and there was nothing else to draw between the two of you, it could possibly have a bearing on their selection. Why risk it for the sake of £20? If applying for a new job, I would assume it's to better a current position/salary so it would pay for itself.

[400SE Dave]

Active for 3 years
Can be removed after 4 years
Insurance interested for 5 years

[Ved]

GC8 said:

Itd be foolish in the extreme to turn up for a job which incorporates any element of driving with expired points on your licence.

Legally they can ask for a clean licence not a clean lifetime of driving unless it's a criminal record like drink driving etc. A few SP30s over the course of your life is nothing to anyone.

[GC8]

Legally, they can choose to employ whoever than damn-well please, and you have no idea what preconceived ideas or prejudices any of the people who may be involved might hold.

Clever internet arguing doesn't trump common-fking-sense, even on a PH.

[jjr1]

GC8 said:

Legally, they can choose to employ whoever than damn-well please, and you have no idea what preconceived ideas or prejudices any of the people who may be involved might hold.

Clever internet arguing doesn't trump common-fking-sense, even on a PH.

Never a truer word spoken.

[Ved]

GC8 said:

Legally, they can choose to employ whoever than damn-well please, and you have no idea what preconceived ideas or prejudices any of the people who may be involved might hold.

Clever internet arguing doesn't trump common-fking-sense, even on a PH.

You're missing the point or running off on a tangent. A clean licence is one without points, yes? Unless they interrogate their interviewee on their entire driving history their points will mean nothing because they won't exist on their licence - they have expired. You brought up the subject of expired points counting against someone which is just not the case. If the points were active on someones licence such as a taxi driver or police officer then that's pretty sensible.

Of course they can chose who to employ but not on the basis of something that doesn't exist.

It's not clever internet arguing so calm down

Edited by Ved on Saturday 1st February 23:21

[AndyLB]

Siscar said:

You can, costs £20 and has to be by post if you say you still have it, claim you've lost it and it costs the same but you can do it online.

This is assume these are the usual ones, the nasties stay for longer.

Or change your address and they come off for free.

[AndyLB]

Siscar said:

You can, costs £20 and has to be by post if you say you still have it, claim you've lost it and it costs the same but you can do it online.

This is assume these are the usual ones, the nasties stay for longer.

Or change your address and they come off for free.