How many years will points stay on my driving liscence for?

Question

Got 3 points for being on my mobile.

Answer 1

Usually 5 years - longer for drink driving and some other offences...

[Edit] - sorry it's 4 years for being on the 'phone

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/Dri...

Answer 2

Valid for 3 years, on your licence for 4, for anything other than DD i.e. Drink Driving, which is 10 years.

Answer 3

I hope it is a long time!

Drivers on the phone are a darned nuisance. I was following one for three miles the other day, he was all over the place, didn't indicate at any of the dozen or so junctions and was totally oblivious to me being there.

They should ban people for using phones while driving, not be soft with the points.

Answer 4

The points stay on your licence for 4 years.

However... the points only count for three years. After 3 years they are spent, despite the fact that they have to stay on your licence for another year.

Answer 5

depends on where you live and what your state laws say...

since it's a traffic offense, you might be able to take traffic school (online too) and get the points taken off..it should say on the ticket.

Answer 6

They will count against you for three years for totting up purposes, but you have to wait for four years to have them physically deleted from your licence.

Answer 7

4 but they don't count in law after 3 but they count for insurance for 5

Answer 8

I got 3 points for the same reason....

Shame isnt it... but it is dangerous... so... smack on the wrist for us eh... Im just gutted that it stopped me from getting the jobs i deserve in the army... so i ended up not joining....

Points are HARSH.....

Answer 9

up to 5 years

Answer 10

Active for 3 years and stay on for a further 1 year so 4 years in total.

Answer 11

The points remain on your licence and elligible for totting up purposes during trhat period, but must remain on your licence for another year. You can get your licence cleaned after 4 years.

You will have to declare any points on your licence to your insurance and may well find it goes up a bit as a result.

I guess you have learnt your lesson.

Answer 12

in the UK its 4 years for offences relating to insurance/licence/mot/moving traffic violations etc-in the case of driving under the influence of drink/drugs then it's 11 years.