Five East Renfrewshire motorists have enough points to be banned – but they’re still allowed to drive

East Renfrewshire has five drivers still on the roads who have enough points on their licences to trigger a ban.
A number of drivers over the points limit are still allowed on our roads.A number of drivers over the points limit are still allowed on our roads.
A number of drivers over the points limit are still allowed on our roads.

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents said it was concerning that drivers with 12 points or more were still allowed on the roads.

If a driver reaches this threshold they face a disqualification of at least six months, unless the court accepts that ‘exceptional hardship’, such as job loss, would be caused.

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Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency data shows this applied to five drivers with an East Renfrewshire postcode in March.

There were almost 11,000 such drivers across Great Britain – though this was a four per cent drop on the same point last year.

One driver, a 41-year-old woman from Brighton and Hove, had even received 68 points on her licence – the most in the country.

In East Renfrewshire, one driver managed to rack up 15 points.

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Safety charity Rospa said it was concerned that there are so many drivers with speeding convictions in the country.

Nick Lloyd, the organisation’s head of road safety, added: “More concerning is that a proportion of these drivers, despite having accumulated 12 points or more on their licence, are still on our roads.

“Unfortunately some drivers either intentionally or unintentionally drive above the speed limit, thereby placing themselves, their passengers and other road users in danger.”

The DVLA figures show there are 113,781 drivers with full or provisional licences in East Renfrewshire, with a combined 30,186 points between them.

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Across Great Britain, 2.7 million drivers, aged between 15 and 102, have at least one point on their licence.

Road safety charity Brake said the law should be used to its fullest extent when dealing with “selfish” speeders.

Joshua Harris, director of campaigns, said: “There is no justification for travelling over the speed limit, especially as people should still be minimising their journeys in lockdown.

“It is extremely important that all drivers recognise that speed limits exist to help save lives and that any crash add burden to our stretched emergency services and NHS.”

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