Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 December 2020
138. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if penalty points are automatically carried over to their next permit or driver licence in cases in which a learner driver with penalty points renews their learner permit or obtains a full licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41302/20]
Amharc ar fhreagraPenalty points do not physically appear on a driver's licence or learner permit; rather they are recorded on the driver's record in the National Vehicle and Driver File (NVDF). When a licence or learner permit is renewed, the driver's record is updated on the NVDF, and the penalty points remain on the licence record.
Penalty points remain on the licence record for a period of three years. The period of three years that must elapse will not include any period where the licence is out of date or where the driver is disqualified from driving because of another offence.
