Motor law

[alanmcgrath]

If a licence is automatically revoked for a new driver on receiving 6 penalty points and that person drives without a qualified driver next to him, can he still be insured if the vehicle is insured? Or is the insurance automatically invalidated when the licence is revoked as it is when a driver is disqualified? - Thanks

[sara3]

yes.. the insurance would be invalid once he/she lost his/her licence.

what a lemon!

[New Judge]

sara is incorrect.

In these circumstances the licence is not �lost� and the driver is not disqualified. His full licence is revoked and he reverts to provisional status.

This means that if he is insured to drive as a learner such insurance will not be invalidated if he fails to comply with the provisional licence conditions (�L� plates and an accompanying qualified driver). Invalidation only occurs when the driver is disqualified.