How Long Do Endorsements / Points Stay on Your Licence?

If you’ve been charged with a driving conviction, you’ll want to learn from the past and move forwards towards the future. But for now, you’ll have to work with points on your licence. So, how long do they last? And how long do you have to declare them to insurance companies? We’ve summarised each conviction below.

How long do you have to declare points for insurance?

Under the Road Traffic Act 1998, it is an offence to withhold relevant information when applying for car insurance, so you’re legally obliged to declare penalty points to your insurer. Points are considered ‘spent’ after five years has passed, so an insurer is legally not allowed to increase your premium after this.

Essentially, if an insurance company asks and your points are still on your licence (but your conviction is spent) it is commonly accepted that you should declare it. However, as the financial ombudsman states, if an insurance company cancels your policy after finding out, they will uphold a complaint against the company.

You can read more about what to do when your points expire.

“if a firm cancels the policy of a customer who has a spent conviction (but whose licence is still endorsed), simply because the customer did not disclose the endorsement, then we will uphold the customer’s complaint.”

The financial ombudsman

How long do speeding points stay on your licence?

SP10, SP20, SP30, SP40, SP50

If you’ve been landed with a speeding conviction, you will have received 3-6 points on your licence, which will remain on your licence for 4 years from the date of the offence.

How long do drink driving points stay on your licence?

DR10, DR20, DR30, DR31, DR61, DR40, DR90

For drink driving convictions, you will have received anywhere between 3 and 11 points on your licence. For drink driving conviction codes DR10, DR20, DR30, DR31, DR61, your points will remain on your licence 11 years from the date of the offence. For conviction codes DR40 and DR90, your points will remain on your licence 4 years from the date of the conviction.

How long do driving without insurance (IN10) points stay on your licence?

IN10

If convicted of driving without insurance, you will have received between 6 to 8 points and your IN10 endorsement will remain on your licence for 4 years from the date of the offence.

How long do accident points stay on your licence?

AC10, AC20, AC30

For accident offences, you can receive anywhere between 4 and 10 points on your licence. These will remain on your licence for 4 years from the date of the offence.

How long do disqualified driver points stay on your licence?

BA10, BA30

If you’ve been caught driving while disqualified, you will receive 6 points on your licence which will stay on your driving licence for 4 years from the day of the offence.

How long do careless driving points stay on your licence?

CD10, CD20, CD30, CD40, CD50, CD60, CD70, CD80, CD90

For Careless Driving convictions, points can range from 3 to 11. For convictions CD10, CD20, CD30, CD80 and CD90 these will remain for 4 years from the date of the offence (CD80 & CD90 date of the conviction). For conviction codes CD40, CD50, CD60 and CD70 points will remain for 11 years from the date of the conviction.

How long do construction and use (CU) points stay on your licence?

CU10, CU20, CU30, CU40, CU50, CU80

If you’ve been convicted of a construction or use offence, you will have received 3 points on your licence which will remain for 4 years from the date of the offence.

How long do drug driving points stay on your licence for?

DG10, DG40, DG60, DG80

If you’ve been caught driving under the effects of drugs you can land anywhere between 3 to 11 points on your driving licence. For DG10, DG60 and DG80 conviction codes these will stay on your licence for 11 years from the date of the offence, whilst DG40 will remain on your licence for 4 years.

How long do licence offence points stay on your licence?

LC20, LC30, LC40, LC50

For offences related to your driving licence, you will have received 3 to 6 points which remain for 4 years from the date of the offence.

How long do miscellaneous offence points stay on your licence?

MS10, MS20, MS30, MS40, MS50, MS60, MS70, MS80, MS90

Miscellaneous offences can lead to points ranging from 2 to 11 points. These will all stay on your licence for 4 years.

How long do motorway offence points stay on your licence?

MW10

An MW10 offence will lead to 3 penalty points on your driving licence which last 4 years from the date of the offence.

How long do pedestrian crossing points stay on your licence?

PC10, PC20, PC30

If you received a pedestrian crossing conviction, you will receive 3 points. These will stay on your driving licence for 4 years.

How long do traffic direction and signs points stay on your licence?

TS10, TS20, TS30, TS40, TS50, TS60, TS70

If you’ve failed to comply with traffic signs and signals you will receive 3 points on your driving licence which stays 4 years from the date of the offence.

How long do theft/unauthorised taking points stay on your licence?

UT50

A UT50 conviction can mean anywhere between 3 to 11 points on your licence. These will stay on your licence for 4 years from the date of the offence.

How long do dangerous driving points stay on your licence for?

DD10, DD40, DD60, DD80, DD90

Dangerous driving convictions can land you anywhere between 3 and 11 points on your licence. Once convicted, these will remain for 4 years from this date.