March 2012: Losing Your Licence - AARTO
Will they, won't they? Confusion reigns (at date of writing anyway) over whether or not the AARTO driver demerit point system will be rolled out countrywide on 1 April. Given the chronic administrative issues that have plagued the pilot programmes so far, let's hope that the joke isn't on us if implementation does go ahead.
Unlucky 13 - don't lose your licence!
Anyone with 13 or more demerits will have their driver's licence/professional driving permit/operator card automatically suspended (3 months' suspension for every point over 12). And 3 suspensions will result in full cancellation.
You may think that 12 demerits will take the average driver a long time to accumulate, but consider the demerit points applicable to these sample offences (there are many thousands of them)
Unlucky 13 - don't lose your licence!
Anyone with 13 or more demerits will have their driver's licence/professional driving permit/operator card automatically suspended (3 months' suspension for every point over 12). And 3 suspensions will result in full cancellation.
You may think that 12 demerits will take the average driver a long time to accumulate, but consider the demerit points applicable to these sample offences (there are many thousands of them)