Traffic > High-risk drivers		District Police Departments Contact information
TRAFFIC Speed surveillance » Automatic speed surveillance Drunken driving and drugs » Drug abusers in traffic Use of precision breathalyser Consequences of drunken driving » Driving ban Drunken driver in traffic Surveillance of drug use » Intoxicants and the right to drive Use of safety equipment High-risk drivers » Imposition of a driving ban due to repeat offences Imposition of a driving ban due to gross negligence Safety of waterborne traffic » Watercraft and alcohol Equipment Driving licences	High-risk drivers Drivers who repeatedly violate traffic regulations are a major road safety risk to themselves and other road users. The police aim to reduce the number of drivers with repeated traffic violations and hasten the process of measures taken against them. The Road Traffic Act states that holders of a driving licence must be banned from driving if they have at least four times within two years, or three times within one year, been guilty of a punishable offence under the Road Traffic Act, with the exception of fixed fine offences other than speeding, or of a radar detector offence. Holders of a short-term driving licence are banned from driving if they are found guilty of the offences described in the previous paragraph three times within two years or twice within one year. Holders of a motorcycle driving licence but without a car driving licence are banned from riding if, within two years of having obtained their licence, they are found guilty of any of the above offences. Driving bans are set by the police. The maximum length of a driving ban is six months. The police may also decide not to set a driving ban if the holder of a driving licence is ordered to re-take the driving test. This is done when there is reason to believe that the driver has not retained his/her driving skills. Back | Print page

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