The police, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), and other organisations, use offence codes, also known as endorsement codes, to classify offences. DR40, DR50, DR60 and DR70 are all codes related to drink driving offences. DR40...
The links below contain a brief guide to how many penalty points a court may impose on your driving licence for various motoring offences, they do not reflect that some offences may result in a driving disqualification.
Once issued the offence code and penalty points will remain on your driving licence for 4 or 11 years, based on your offence:
- Accident offences
- Disqualified driver
- Careless driving
- Construction & use offences
- Reckless/dangerous driving
- Drink or drugs
- Driving insurance offences
- Driving licence offences
- Miscellaneous offences
- Motorway offences
- Pedestrian crossings
- Speed limits
- Traffic direction & signs
- Totting up
- Theft or unauthorised taking
Whether you have been accused of drink driving, careless driving or face losing your licence because of totting up our solicitors can advise and assist Call 0203 816 9274 to speak with a member of our specialist motoring offences team or complete our online enquiry form and we will contact you directly.
