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Over 14,000 motorists have driving licence ‘revoked’ after breaking one rule
More than 14,000 motorists had their driving licences "revoked" by the DVLA last year for breaking a crucial rule many may not be aware of. Data obtained by the DVLA through the Freedom of Information Act shows thousands of road users had their licence taken off them through New Drivers Act powers.
TL;DR
- Over 14,000 motorists had their driving licences revoked by the DVLA last year.
- The revocations were made under the New Drivers Act, which has a lower penalty points threshold for new drivers.
- New drivers can only accumulate six penalty points within two years of passing their test before their licence is revoked.
- The number of licence revocations for new drivers is rising year on year.
- Drivers affected must reapply for a provisional licence and retake both theory and practical driving tests.