Home > News > Employers > How long endorsements stay on your driving licence? How long endorsements stay on your driving licence? November 5, 2013 Employers, Fleet Management, Risk 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. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v2.0.
