What could happen if I get points on my licence as a provisional or newly qualified driver?
There is a probationary period for newly qualified drivers of two years from the date that you passed your driving test. If you accumulate 6 or more penalty points before the end of the two year period, beginning on the date on which you first passed your test, your full driving licence will be revoked and you will revert back to a provisional licence holder and be required to re-sit your driving test. Any penalty points accrued prior to passing your test for the first time and which are still live will be taken into account towards the 12 points required for a driving disqualification, but not for the reaching as 6 as a new driver within the first two years from passing the test. It does not matter whether the points were acquired by a conviction from the court or by way of a fixed penalty. If 6 or more points are acquired after a disqualification period has expired but prior to the two probationary periods ending your licence will still be revoked. For example; 30/6/04 First passes t
