Question follow-through · 116599
Driving: Disqualification
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 23 February 2026 to Question 113322 on Driving Disqualification, if she will hold discussions with local police forces on drivers who can retain their entitlement to drive after accrui
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 27 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 3 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 4 Mar 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
27 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 23 February 2026 to Question 113322 on Driving Disqualification, if she will hold discussions with local police forces on drivers who can retain their entitlement to drive after accrui
3 Mar 2026
Target answer date
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4 Mar 2026
Answer published
Where a driving licence holder has accumulated 12 or more penalty points, a court can exercise its discretion and decide not to disqualify them. Courts may allow drivers to retain their entitlement to drive where it is considered that disqualification wou...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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