Speed Awareness Scheme Workshop(?)

[flatty99]

Hi there,
I was recently caught speeding (grr) but have been offered to take part in a Speed Awareness Scheme Workshop as an alternative to the fixed penalty.

Now to my questions:
1. If I take part, will I still get 3 penalty points on my licence?

2. I've got an EU driving licence. How does the police "award" points to Non UK licence holders?

Many thanks in advance!

[minimac]

Don't know about EU licence, but if you do the Awareness Course and complete it, you dont get any points.

[minimac]

Don't know about EU licence, but if you do the Awareness Course there are no points given.

[SS2.]

flatty99 said:

1. If I take part, will I still get 3 penalty points on my licence?

No.

flatty99 said:

2. I've got an EU driving licence. How does the police "award" points to Non UK licence holders?

If you do not have a UK licence, then any points you are awarded are applied to a DVLA 'ghost' licence. If you apply for a UK licence whilst any 'ghost' points remain valid, then these points would appear on it.

Likewise, if you amass 12 penalty points or more in any 3 year period, be they 'ghost' points or otherwise, you are liable to be banned for a period of 6 months.

[Ravell]

What do they actually do at this "Speed Awareness Scheme Workshop"? I've got an image in my head of some old hag waving a finger and shouting "speed kills" and telling you to write that down a thousand times...

[flatty99]

Thanks a lot for your insights!