My best friend has 9 points on his provisional license, can he still drive accompanied?

Question

and if he drives unaccompanied and he is stop by police, what may likely happen to him?

Answer 1

Get him to try it!

At least we'll get one liability off the road.

Answer 2

he will be arrested or detained..until his guardian comes to get him...he will have his insurance canceled, his car impounded..and it will be a long time before any insurance company will insure him again..and it wont matter anyway because the state will take his D.L. away from him.....and the next time u will see him go by.......it will be on the bus...

Answer 3

What a tool he is!   If I were him I should forget about driving, if he can't keep a LEARNERS' licence clean, he will not have a chance of getting and keeping a REAL licence clean.  Nine points on a provisional speaks volumes of his failure to grasp the fundamentals of safe and considerate road use.  His insurance quotes, if he passes a test and goes looking for insurance any time soon, will tend to be brief, bi-syllabic, and rhyme with "DUCK-COUGH"!

     Personally, as a safe driver (25 years accident-free, with a clean licence) I hope this individual is kept off the roads, until he experiences a major change in his attitude.  And being caught driving on a provisional, unaccompanied, will mean he is without insurance.  He can expect his car to go through the crusher very shortly afterwards, as well as a large fine, a ban from holding even a provisional licence, and he will be heavily top-loaded for insurance for five years following the offence.

     If he tries to drive on his own, slappp him up-side the head!

Answer 4

If he gets stopped unaccompanied the world will become a safer place, he'll get banned.

I doubt that will stop him though. With 9 points on a provisional its highly likely he has no insurance today, who would touch him ?

Insurance policies state they you have to tell them as soon as you get points, not wait until renewal. I think we can pretty much guarantee he hasn't made that phone call.

Answer 5

Unfortunately, the common law pratice with the DVLA and the police are you have up to 6 points when you learn and first pass your test for the first 2 years. If your friend has nine, he/she will have to wait 3 years to have them taken off before he/she, can even start to learn again, unless they have had the points on there for a while in which case, see how long for as they come off after 3 years. BUT law states no driving for him/her. You will be arrested and they will ban your friend for driving for a period of time. Dont risk it.

Answer 6

yes i think he can...unless he hits 12 that is...the rule regarding any more than 6 points in the first 2 years is only for drivers who have passed there test NOT for learners...

Answer 7

provided he hasnt had his license revoked then it is fine. if he is caught by police driving without a full license then they will prosecute - it really isnt worth it.