For every offence which carries penalty points the court has the power to order the licence holder to be disqualified, fined and imprisoned. This may be for Obligatory or Discretionary periods the court thinks fit under court guidelines

You as VDOC manager must monitor the driving licences and all drivers on your companies or oranisations business on a regular basis to ensure that your Vehicles Duty of Care in this area does not catch you out!

*Where a court disqualifies a person on conviction for one of these offences, it must order an extended retest.

With driving penalties the courts also have discretion to order a retest for any other offence which carries penalty points, an extended retest where disqualification is obligatory, and an ordinary test where disqualification is not obligatory.

In some serious driving penalties, the court MUST (in addition to imposing a fixed period of disqualification) order the offender to be disqualified until they pass a driving test.

In other cases the court has a discretionary power to order such disqualification. The test may be an ordinary length test or an extended test according to the nature of the offence.

In addition to the penalties a court may decide to impose, the cost of insurance is likely to rise considerably following conviction for a serious driving offence. This is because insurance companies consider such drivers are more likely to be involved in a collision.

Drivers disqualified for drinking and driving twice within 10 years, or once if they are over two and a half times the legal limit, or those who refused to give a specimen, also have to satisfy the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency's Medical Branch that they do not have an alcohol problem and are otherwise fit to drive before their licence is returned at the end of their period of disqualification.

Persistent misuse of drugs or alcohol may lead to the withdrawal of a driving licence.

A VDOC manager must be able to prove at all times to both management and the authorities that their driving licence records are up to date and that includes Driving Penalties!

Signed for - Written instructions and advice to all drivers of vehicles on company business!