How Can I remove points from my driving license?

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How Can I remove points from my driving license?
If you have found yourself in a bit of hassle
with your driving and you have points incurred
on your license, it is normal to ask can I
remove points from my driving license? In this
article, we will tell you all about the penalty
point system and what to do when you have one.
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What Exactly is the Penalty Point System?

The penalty points system was introduced for
driving offenses in 2002. It is an official
rebuke by the Gardai stipulated on the driving
license to show that you have been caught in the
act of an illegal driving action or behavior.
The law governing penalty points is the Road
Traffic Act of 2002. As an addendum, a fixed
charge for motorists guilty of driving offenses
was also introduced in 2006. In 2014, the
legislation was amended, and new crimes and
stiffer penalties for specific cases were brought
in.

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The points do not physically appear on the
license. Instead, they are recorded on the
driving license record, and it can hurt the
insurance premium. These records are in the
container in the National Vehicle and Driver File
handled by the Department of Transport, Tourism,
and Sport. The Road Safety Authority has about
63 lists of offenses along with details of the
points and fines each one attracts. In some
cases, the points can be reduced, and a court
appearance avoided in most cases if a fixed fine
is paid within 28 or 56 days. The purpose of
penalty points is very clear. It is to influence
and improve driving behavior and specifically
serve as a serious caution to the skyrocketing
toll of deaths and even grave injuries prevalent
on the motorways and it has proved tremendously
effective. These points can be applied to both
Native Irish drivers with full licenses and
learner permits and those with non-Irish driving
license driving in Ireland.
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How Exactly does the Penalty Point System work?


When you are convicted of a driving offense that
should normally attract penalty point(s) When
you opt for a fine rather than having the matter
referred to the courts in a situation where you a
served with a fixed-fine notice in respect on an
alleged offense. A Driver is not allowed to
drive a vehicle while holding 12 current penalty
points on their license. Where the driver
receives 12 penalty points in any 3-year period,
he is automatically faced with a 6-month
disqualification period from driving.

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This disqualification threshold is reduced to 7
penalty points for those who obtain their first
learners permit on or after 1 August 2014 and
then subsequently during the first 2 years while
they drive under their first driving
license. Once you commit a driving offense that
warrants penalty point, you will receive a
notification from the Road Safety Authority
indicating the facts and details of the offense
and the appropriate number of penalty points
being added to your driving license. The
notice also includes a date in which the notice
was issued to you. This date is important as the
points are added to the license 28 days after
this notice date. Once you have been served with
a fixed-charge notice by the Gardai for a driving
offense that incurs penalty points and pays that
fine within 56 days, the Gardai notify the
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
(DTTAS) of that fact.
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How can you Remove Penalty points from your
Driving License?

This is no doubt a pertinent question. How long
do penalty points stay on your driving license?
Typically, Penalty points have a three-year
lifespan. That means they remain on your current
driving license for three years from the start
date (effective date). Any period where your
license is out of date wont count as part of the
three years. Where you accumulate 12 points and
are disqualified for six months, the points which
led to the disqualification are removed at the
end of the six months.
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