Too many Demerit Points? Why you should not opt for a good driving behavior period?

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Too many Demerit Points? Why you should not opt
for a good driving behavior period?
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• This article aims to brie?y examine a
  circumstance wherein an open Driver Licence
  holder has accumulated too many demerit points on
  his/her traf?c history and why a choice for a
  good driving behavior should not be made.
• Why is it easy to lose your open Driver Licence?
• A holder of a QLD open Driver Licence can lose
  his/her Driver Licence when 12 or more demerit
  points within a 3 years period have been recorded
  on his/her traf?c history. This is called
  suspension of a driver licence.
• How do I know if I have accumulated 12 or more
  demerit points?
• The Department of Transport and Main Road will
  send you an Accumulation of demerit points
  notice to choose when you get 12 or more demerit
  points within a 3 year period on your QLD open
  Driver Licence. The notice will require you to
  choose either
• Have your open licence suspended for a requisite
  period or
• Agree to continue driving under a period of what
  is termed a good driving behavior for 1
  calendar year.
• If I choose the suspension, how long will my open
  licence be suspended for?
• Citing two examples here if you have
  accumulated 12 -15 demerit points your
  suspension period is 3 months. If there are 20 or
  more demerit points recorded against your
  licence, the suspension period is 5 months.
• What is good driving behavior?
• If an open licence holder after receiving the
  notice chose to continue driving under a good
  driving behavior, then he/she can keep his/her
  current licence. It should be noted that the
  good driving behavior will start from the date
  you select. That date must be between the
  current date and choice date.

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Why the good driving behavior should not be
opted? The grave issue with choosing this option
is that if you get 2 or more demerit points
during the 1 year good driving behavior period,
your licence will be suspended for double the
suspension period that would have applied to you
if you had chosen the suspension period
originally. What happens if I receive the notice
and I do not make any choice? If you do not
nominate an option by the choice date mentioned
in the notice you received, your licence will
automatically be suspended for the stated period
and the suspension will start the day after the
choice date outlined on the Accumulation of
demerit points notice to choose. Take-Home
Message Demerit points must not be taken lightly.
They can easily reach 12 or more in a few weeks
if not a few days, if an open driver licence is
not careful in observing various traf?c rules.
Even if an infringement has been committed
innocently, it would be dif?cult to challenge
the offence recorded by a camera, for
example. For advice or assistance with all
traf?c law matters contact the Traf?c Law Team
at Aylward Game Solicitors today on 1800 217 217
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