Licence question.

[magicrat]

Something thats been at the back of my mind for a while now: I currently have a full bike licence (held for 5.5 years) but with 3 ponts on it (speeding). My car license is provisional as I'm just leaning to drive at the mo.
Now then, I take my car test in a months time. If I pass I get a car licence with a probationary 2 year period wherein as you all know 6 points and licence is lost. My worry is that as I already have 3 points on my licence, if I pass will that mean I will only be 3 points off losing my licence?

Any thoughts?

[lily]

The 6 points in the first 2 year period is only for the first licence you hold. Therefore when you pass your car test you are not put back on the 2 years probationary period as you have held a licence for 5.5 years. :D

[magicrat]

I likes the sound of that :) Just need to suss this drivin lark now then.

[hovis]

i did it the other way round, car first, and i too was worried about this, but as lily said, its only the first to years that count

[Nostrils]

magicrat, dont forget to photocopy all your paperwork associated with your bike licence and any paperwork for your car licence. The DVLA all too often forget to add all your entitlement on your licence and YOU would have to prove them wrong! Good Luck with the driving.

[DaveP]

interesting thread as i was only tis afternoon asking the same question to a mate....

I have been driving for 23months and have 3 points. I have been riding for about 8 weeks and was thinking do i have only one month to got before i am out of the limit period or has it started again with the bike license?

Thanks for the answers...

Dave

[Bibio]

The 6 points in the first 2 year period is only for the first licence you hold. Therefore when you pass your car test you are not put back on the 2 years probationary period as you have held a licence for 5.5 years. :D


pardon ... ermmm thats not what i have been told .. what i was told is that any 6 points gained within a 2 year period after passing bike/car and you loose that licence... most recent first.

so i have had a full car licence since 1988 with mc learner entitlement but only passed my bike test on august 24th 2008... if i get 6 points on my licence within 2 years be it car or bike i loose my bike licence, but still keep my car licence...

or have i been misinformed...

[Mr Speirs]

You have been misinformed.

Your 2 year probationary period is on your driving licence regardless of which class of vehicle you learn to drive.

Try to think as the licence as your entitlement to drive and the classes as what vehicle you are allowed to drive.

If you had your licence to drive a car for umpteen years then decide you want to do your PSV licence you wouldn't go back to probatory status you are merely adding another class.

[Luckypants]

pardon ... ermmm thats not what i have been told .. what i was told is that any 6 points gained within a 2 year period after passing bike/car and you loose that licence... most recent first.

so i have had a full car licence since 1988 with mc learner entitlement but only passed my bike test on august 24th 2008... if i get 6 points on my licence within 2 years be it car or bike i loose my bike licence, but still keep my car licence...

or have i been misinformed...

You have been misinformed

[magicrat]

magicrat, dont forget to photocopy all your paperwork associated with your bike licence and any paperwork for your car licence. The DVLA all too often forget to add all your entitlement on your licence and YOU would have to prove them wrong! Good Luck with the driving.
Thanks for the tip, thats something I wouldn't have thought of, being stupid like an idiot :p

[AndyL]

You have been misinformed


This is music to my ears, as I passed my car license 3 years ago and my bike license 1 week ago. Every time I see a speed camera Im sure that I look at nothing other than my speed dial thingy until im through it (which is obviously not a clever thing to do!) At least now I know that it would require 12 points to ban me and feel less (albeit only slightly less) pressure to stare at it.

P.S. over the last month or 2 I have found more usefull info on this forum than on the rest of the internet put together. The mighty org are so knowledgeable :D

[Bibio]

well that's good news ... means i have 12 points to play with .. not that i'm planning on getting any points :rolleyes:

[Ceri JC]

Lily is correct. There are people on here (eg Carsick) who have "proven" this.