i got points for speeding a wile ago

some people say you have them for 4 years on your license and some say 3

is it 3 or 4?

cheers

DVLA says 3 years, but stay on the license for 5.

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From DVLA website:

Any driver who incurs 12 or more penalty points within a 3-year period is liable to be disqualified under the "totting -up" system. Information on a driver's entitlement and endorsements are sent to courts and police on request.

Endorsements must remain on a licence for 11 years from date of conviction if the offence is :

* drinking/drugs and driving (shown on the licence as DR10, DR20, DR30 and DR80).

* causing death by careless driving whilst under the influence of drink/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).

or 4 years from date of conviction if the offence is as listed below :

* reckless/dangerous driving (shown on the licence as DD40,DD60 and DD80),

* 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.

ok i put my hands up on that one

After 3 years they stop counting towards your total totting-up.

After 4 years you can apply to have them removed from your licence.

Insurance companies usually ask if you've had anything in the last 5 years.

As previously mentioned, there are exceptions to this, depending on the nature of the conviction.