18 Havering Extra, February 2012
Don’t take the points A
their penalty points for speeding. But drivers who look for someone else
NAAsurvey shows that up to 300,000 drivers –mainly males – may have persuaded others to take
to take the blame and the penalty points for aspeeding offence face aone in eight chance that they will be reported to the police, as 12 per cent of AA members said that if asked, they would not only refuse to say they were driving at the time of the offence but would also report the point-swapping attempt to the police. Some drivers don’t seem to realise the serious nature of this offence, which can see drivers charged with perverting the course of justice which typically results in
afour to nine month prison sentence or a large fine. Edmund King, AA President, said: “Our AA/Populus poll suggests that the equiv- alent of 300,000 drivers have admitted that they have persuaded other drivers to take their penalty points. “The poll also indicates that one in eight drivers might report someone to the police if they were asked to take their points. The AA suspects these drivers may be “passing off” penalty points to avoid getting banned or to avoid getting higher insurance premiums. “The best advice is to stick to speed
limits to avoid detection in the first place.”
The Facts
◆ New driversare dis- qualified if they get six penalty points within two years of passing their test. ◆ If you have just passed your first driving test, the New Drivers Act means you’re‘on probation’ for two years.Ifyou reach six or morepenalty points in thattime, you’ll loseyour licence. Then, you’ll havetoapply and pay for anew provisional licence. Thismeans you’ll be alearner driver again. ◆ Other driversare usu- allydisqualified if they get 12 penaltypoints within three years. ◆ Youcan be disqualified from drivingfor six months if you get 12 penaltypoints or more within three years; 12 months if you get asec- ond disqualificationwithin three years; and two years if you get athird disqualification.
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