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In jurisdictions which use a point system, the police or licensing authorities maintain a record of the demerit points accumulated by each driver. Traffic offenses, such as speeding or disobeying traffic signals, are each assigned a certain number of points, and when a driver is determined to be guilty of a particular offence, the corresponding number of points are added to the driver's total.
A driving licence in Singapore is required before a person is allowed to drive a motor vehicle of any description on a road in the country. Like many other countries in the world, an individual must possess a valid driving licence before being permitted to drive on the road, and driving licence holders are subject to all traffic rules.
A person who commits 12 demerit points and is above 80 years old is subject to early termination of the driving licence indefinitely. Additionally, no new drivers over 79 years old are accepted. Random medical check-up screenings will be required for those over 62 years old for all drivers that still want to drive.
During double demerit periods, such as Christmas Day, New Year's Day and Easter, drivers will be penalised ten demerit points. Queensland – The fine for using mobile while driving will cost $1,161 and 4 demerit points. If the driver caught twice within a year, they'll be fined with another $1,161 fine and 8 demerit points.
A ZAZ-966, with a Hungarian "T-plate" in 1972. An L-plate is a square plate bearing a sans-serif letter L, for learner, which must be affixed to the front and/or back of a vehicle in many countries if its driver is a learner under instruction, or a motorcycle rider with provisional entitlement to ride restricted motorcycles.
Drivers who have accrued 12 or more demerit points can choose to continue driving on a 12-month Good Behaviour Period. If more than two demerit points are accrued during the 12-month period (even on different fines), the licence is lost for twice the original disqualification period; usually 6 months (3 months × 2).
Points system may refer to: Point system (driving), where penalty or demerit points are accrued for traffic offences; List of motorsports points scoring systems; List of American Championship car racing point scoring systems; List of FIM World Championship points scoring systems; List of Formula One World Championship points scoring systems
Generally, the speed limits in Singapore are 50 km/h unless stated otherwise. [1] The speed limit is restricted to 40 km/h in School Zones, and 40 km/h or 30 km/h in Silver Zones. [1] [2] Most expressways have speed limits of either 80 km/h or 90 km/h. Offenders who are caught speeding will be fined and/or jailed. [3] [4]