How long do points stay on your drivers licence for ?

[chrisuk013]

A friend of mine has 9 points on his driving licence,All points are from the year of 1993.How long before these points can be removed....?

[jaymund]

3 years

[oldhamfan]

I should elaborate - the points only count against you in terms of 'totting up' for a period of 3 years, but they cannot be removed from the licence for 4 years. Your friend could have had them removed 10 years ago.

Some insurance companies ask about convictions in the last 5 years - so they can technically count against you in other ways for longer.

[steve2010]

yes,oldhamfan is right

[kempie]

The above answers have neglected to mention that endorsements must remain on a licence for 11 years from date of conviction if the offence is:

� drinking/drugs and driving (shown on the licence as DR10, DR20, DR30 and DR80)
� causing death by careless driving whilst under the influence of drink/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)

http://www.direct.gov.uk/Motoring/DriverLicens ing/EndorsementsAndDisqualifications/Endorseme ntsDisqualificationsArticles/fs/en?CONTENT_ID= 4022550&chk=P3SAoK

[kempie]

...Yes, and endorsements for the offences listed above could not have be removed 10 years ago, to which you added your agreement. Therefore the answer was at best incomplete and at worst incorrect.