Penalty Points and Motoring Offences

This page collects Motoring Chronicle’s articles on penalty points and motoring offences in Great Britain: how long points stay on a licence, which offences carry them, what speeding and camera enforcement looks like, what points do to insurance, and the changes the Government has proposed. Each article states its figures and sources. Our standards are in the Editorial Policy and the Corrections Policy.

Start here: how long points last

• What Penalty Points Stay on Your Licence for 4 Years and Which Last 11
• Why It Is Getting Much Harder to Swap a Speeding Fine for a Speed Awareness Course

Offences and the points they carry

• Every Driver Holding a Phone for Directions Risks 6 Points and a £200 Fine
• Every Driver Who Fails to Give Way at a Zebra Crossing Risks 3 Points
• What Every Driver Who Vapes Risks: Up to 9 Penalty Points and a Fine
• Every Driver Buying Insurance From an Individual Risks a £300 Fine and 6 Points
• Every Illegal Tyre Now Risks Drivers a £2,500 Fine and Three Penalty Points
• Why That Polite Headlight Flash Now Carries A £200 Fine And Three Penalty Points
• Why Ignoring a Smart Motorway Red X Now Risks Six Points and Your Licence
• How Trusting Your Sat Nav Speed Limit Could Land You a Speeding Fine and Points
• How Cambridgeshire’s Close Pass Crackdown Could Cost Drivers Six Points and a £100 Fine
• Every Driver Faces £500 Seatbelt Fines as AI Cameras Flag 19,145 Possible Offences
• Caught Without a Seatbelt? Three Penalty Points Could Be Added to Your Licence Under New Government Plans

Speeding fines and enforcement

• Why UK Speeding Fines Have Hit a Four-Year High Across Almost Every Police Force
• Speeding Fines Hit A Four-Year High, New Cameras Mean You Cannot Just Slow Down In Time

What points do to car insurance

• Drivers With 6 Penalty Points Pay 58 Percent More for Car Insurance, Confused.com Finds
• How Three Penalty Points This Bank Holiday Could Add £108 to Your Annual Insurance Bill

Proposed changes to points and penalties

• DfT Asks Whether Fake Number Plates and Untaxed Cars Should Mean Points and Seizure
• What DfT Plans for Uninsured Drivers Now Facing a £300 Fine and 6 Points
• DfT Proposes Penalty Points and Car Seizure for Driving Without a Valid MOT
• DfT Could Add 5 to 10 Points for Drivers Failing to Stop for Police
• UK Drivers Could Face New Points and a £500 Fine Under Government Plans
• How Driving Without a Valid MOT Could Soon Cost You Penalty Points Under New Road Safety Plans