An endorsement must stay on your driving licence for at least 4 years from either the date of conviction or the date of the offence.
4 years from date of conviction
An endorsement will stay on a licence for 4 years from the date of conviction if the offence:
- is for reckless/dangerous driving – shown on the licence as DD40, DD60 and DD80
- results in disqualification
Example
Date of conviction 28 May 2011 – the endorsement must stay on the licence until 28 May 2015.
4 years from the date of offence
In all other cases endorsements stay on your licence for 4 years from the date of offence.
Example
Date of offence 10 June 2012 – the endorsement must stay on the licence until 10 June 2016.
11 years from date of conviction
If the offence is:
- drink driving or drug driving – shown on the licence as DR10, DR20, DR30, DR31, DR61 and DR80
- causing death by careless driving while under the influence of drink or drugs – shown on the licence as CD40, CD50 and CD60
- causing death by careless driving, then failing to provide a specimen for analysis – shown on the licence as CD70
Example
Date of conviction 3 December 2009 – the endorsement must stay on the licence until 3 December 2020.
