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Driver Licence Codes (Endorsements)
If convicted of a motoring offence, the Court can endorse your licence
with penalty points or order a period of disqualification. If your penalty points reach, or
exceed, 12 in a 3 year period, you are liable to be disqualified.
Endorsements remain on a licence 11 years
from date of conviction if the offence is :-
 | drinking/drugs and driving ( DR10, DR20, DR30 and DR80)
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 | causing death by careless driving whilst under the influence of
drink/drugs (CD40,CD50 and CD60). |
 | causing death by careless driving and failing to provide a specimen
for analysis (CD70). |
or 4 years from date of conviction if the offence is as listed below
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 | reckless/dangerous driving (shown on the licence as DD40,DD60 and
DD80), other drink/drugs offences (DR40, DR50, DR60, DR70 and DR90). |
 | offences resulting in disqualification. |
 | disqualified from holding a full licence until a driving test has
been passed. |
 | or 4 years from the date of offence in all other cases. |
At the appropriate time you can apply to remove your endorsement(s)
from your licence by completing a D1 application form available from Post
Offices.
Insurers should be mindful of Power vs.
Provincial Insurance Co. PLC
The offence codes are below. For Northern Ireland codes, please
click here.
The Offence Codes:
| AC |
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10 |
Failing to stop
after an accident |
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20 |
Failing to give
particulars or to report an accident in 10 hours |
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30 |
Undefined accident
offences |
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| BA |
| 10 |
Driving while disqualified by order
of Court |
| 20 |
Driving while disqualified as under
age |
| 30 |
Attempting to drive while
disqualified by Court |
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| CD |
|
10 |
Driving
without due care & attention |
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20 |
Driving
without reasonable consideration for other road users |
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30 |
Combination
of CD10 & CD20 |
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40 |
Causing
death by careless driving - unfit through drink |
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50 |
Causing
death by careless driving - unfit through drugs |
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60 |
Causing
death by careless driving - unfit and above limit |
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70 |
Causing
death by careless driving and not providing specimen |
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| CU |
| 10 |
Using a vehicle with defective
brakes |
| 20 |
Causing or likely to cause danger -
unsuitable vehicle |
| 30 |
Using a vehicle with defective tyres |
| 40 |
Using a vehicle with defective
steering |
| 50 |
Causing or likely to cause danger -
overloaded / passengers |
| 60 |
Undefined failure to comply with
construction and use |
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DD |
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30 |
Reckless driving |
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40 |
Dangerous Driving |
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60 |
Manslaughter or
culpable homicide while driving |
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70 |
Causing death by
reckless driving |
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80 |
Causing death by
dangerous driving |
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| DR |
| 10 |
Driving or attempting to drive with
alcohol level above limit |
| 20 |
Driving or attempting to drive while
unfit through drink |
| 30 |
Driving or attempting to drive then
failing to supply a specimen |
| 40 |
In charge of a vehicle while alcohol
level above limit |
| 50 |
Failure to provide a specimen for
breath test |
| 60 |
Failure to provide a specimen for
analysis in circumstances other than driving or attempting to
drive. |
| 70 |
Failure to supply specimen for breath
test |
| 80 |
Driving or attempting to drive when
unfit through drugs |
| 90 |
In charge of a vehicle when unfit
through drugs |
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IN10 |
using a vehicle uninsured against third
party risks
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| LC |
| 10 |
Driving without a licence |
| 20 |
Driving otherwise than in accordance
with a licence |
| 30 |
Driving after making a false
declaration about fitness when applying for a licence |
| 40 |
Driving a vehicle having failed to
notify a disability |
| 50 |
Driving after a licence has been
revoked or refused on medical grounds |
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MS |
| 10 |
Leaving a vehicle in a dangerous
position |
| 20 |
Unlawful pillion riding |
| 30 |
Play street offences |
| 40 |
Driving with uncorrected defective
eyesight or refusing to submit to a test |
| 50 |
Motor racing on a highway |
| 60 |
Offences not covered by other codes |
| 70 |
Driving with uncorrected defective
eyesight |
| 80 |
Refusing to submit to an eyesight
test |
| 90 |
Failure to give information as to
identity of driver in certain circumstances |
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| MW10 |
Contravention of Special Road
Regulations (excluding speed limits) |
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NE |
| 97 |
Disqualification for non-motoring
offence |
| 98 |
Disqualification for non-payment of
fine |
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The above do not appear on a driver
licence but are held on the DVLA record |
| 99 |
'Totting up' where the offence is
NE97 or NE98 |
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| PC |
| 10 |
Undefined contravention of Pedestrian
Crossing |
| 20 |
Contravention of Pedestrian Crossing |
| 30 |
Contravention of Pedestrian Crossing |
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PL |
| 10 |
Driving without 'L' plates |
| 20 |
Not accompanied by a qualified person |
| 30 |
Carrying a person not qualified |
| 40 |
Drawing an unauthorised trailer |
| 50 |
Undefined failure to comply with
conditions of a provisional licence |
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| SP |
| 10 |
Exceeding goods vehicle speed limits |
| 20 |
Exceeding speed limit for type of
vehicle (excluding goods or passenger vehicles) |
| 30 |
Exceeding statutory speed limit on a
public road |
| 40 |
Exceeding passenger vehicle speed
limit |
| 50 |
Exceeding speed limit on a motorway |
| 60 |
Undefined speed limit offence |
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TS |
| 10 |
Failing to comply with Traffic Light
signals |
| 20 |
Failing to comply with double white
lines |
| 30 |
Failing to comply with a stop sign |
| 40 |
Failing to comply with the direction
of a constable or traffic warden |
| 50 |
Failing to comply with a traffic sign
(excluding 'Stop' signs, traffic lights or double white lines) |
| 60 |
Failing to comply with a school
crossing patrol sign |
| 70 |
Undefined failure to comply with a
traffic direction or sign |
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| UT |
| 10 |
Taking and driving away a vehicle
without consent or an attempt thereat |
| 20 |
Stealing or attempting to steal a
vehicle |
| 30 |
Going equipped for stealing or taking
a vehicle |
| 40 |
Taking or attempting to take a
vehicle without consent; driving or attempting to drive a vehicle
knowing it to have been taken without consent; allowing oneself to
be carried in or on a vehicle knowing it to have been taken
without consent |
| 50 |
Aggravated taking of a vehicle |
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XX99 |
to signify a disqualification
under 'totting up' procedure
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The Sentencing Codes
Most people are familiar with the more common punishments;
fine, points, disqualification. However, the subject's licence (or licence
history) may also bear a sentencing code after the endorsement. The
following codes apply:
| A |
Imprisonment |
| B |
Detention |
| C |
Suspended Sentence or Imprisonment |
| E |
Conditional Discharge - Maximum 3
years |
| F |
Bound Over (to keep the peace) |
| G |
Probation - minimum 1 year, maximum
3 years |
| H |
Supervision Orders |
| I |
No separate penalty |
| J |
Absolute Discharge |
| K |
Attendance centre. Minimum 12
hours, maximum 24 hours |
| L |
Detention centre. Minimum 3
months, maximum 6 months |
| M |
Community Service Order |
| N |
Remand Home accumulative sentence
(Scotland) |
| O / Q |
Parent or Guardian order, section
7(7) 1969 |
| P |
Approved School |
| R |
Borstal |
| S |
Bound Over |
| T |
Hospital / Guardianship order |
| U |
Admonition |
| V |
Young Offenders Institution |
| W |
Care Order |
| X |
Detention of Child
under s 58a, Children & Young Persons Act 1937 as amended (Scotland
only) |
| Y |
Remitted to Children's
Hearing for disposal under s56 of the Social Work Act 1968 (Scotland only) |
| Z |
Period of suspension of
imprisonment, minimum 1 year, maximum 3 years. |
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