Quiz: Test Your Knowledge of Points Endorsements

Being convicted of a motoring offence usually means that penalty point endorsements will be added to your driving licence.

If you clock up enough penalty points, your driving licence will be taken away from you. Because of this possibility, it pays to have a good working knowledge of how point endorsements can affect your driving licence.

How well do you understand point endorsements?

The New Drivers Act

1. Under the New Drivers Act, how many penalty points can you receive in the two years after you have passed your practical driving test before your driving licence is taken away?

A) 4

B) 6

C) 8

The "Totting Up" System

2. Under the “totting up system”, how many penalty points can you receive in a three-year period before losing your driving licence?

A) 8

B) 12

C) 10

Penalty Points for Specific Offences

3. How many penalty points are issued for failing to report an accident within twenty-four hours?

A) A maximum of five points

B) Between five and ten points

C) A minimum of eight points

4. How many penalty points can you expect to receive for being convicted of careless driving offences?

A) Less than three points

B) Between three and nine points

C) A minimum of ten points

5. If you are convicted of careless driving offences, how long will the penalty points remain on your driving licence?

A) Two years

B) Four years

C) Six years

6. If you are convicted of causing death by careless driving, how many penalty points can you expect to receive?

A) Less than three points

B) Between three and eleven points

C) At least eleven points

7. How long will penalty points remain on your driving licence if you are convicted of causing death by careless driving?

A) Three years

B) Four years

C) Five years

8. If you are convicted of using a mobile phone while driving, how many penalty points can you expect to receive?

A) Two points

B) Three points

C) Four points

9. If you are convicted of being in charge of a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, how many penalty points can you expect to receive?

A) Less than ten points

B) Ten points

C) Twelve points

10. How long can you expect penalty points to remain on your driving licence if you are convicted of being in charge of a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs?

A) Eight years

B) Ten years

C) Twelve years

11. If your vehicle is found to be uninsured against third party accidents, how many penalty points could you be awarded?

A) Five points

B) Six to eight points

C) At least eight points

12. If you are caught speeding, how many penalty points can you expect to be given?

A) Two points

B) Three to six points

C) At least six points

What's The Verdict?

Mostly A's: You need to spend some time brushing up on penalty points to make sure that your knowledge is up-to-scratch. At the moment, you seem to underestimate the number of penalty points that are allocated for specific motoring offences, or the number of penalty points that can be clocked up before your driving licence is revoked.

Mostly B's: Congratulations! You have a good knowledge of penalty point endorsements and the effect that they can have on your driving licence and driving status.

Mostly C's: You need to spend some time improving your knowledge of points endorsements. Although you seem to have a rough idea of how many penalty points are awarded for certain motoring offences, you tend to overestimate how many points are really carried for these offences.