A court can disqualify a driver following a motoring conviction. What you need to do afterwards depends on the length and type of disqualification.
If the disqualification lasts less than 56 days, official NI guidance says DVA endorses the licence and returns it.
You do not normally need to renew that licence simply because of the short disqualification. It becomes valid again when the disqualification period ends.
If you are disqualified for 56 days or more, you need to apply for a driving licence following disqualification before returning to driving.
Official NI guidance states that a driver accumulating 12 or more penalty points within three years can become liable to disqualification.
It gives general totting-up periods of six months, 12 months for a second relevant disqualification within three years, and two years for a third.
A court can order a driver to retake a driving test. Certain offences involving alcohol, drugs, careless driving or dangerous driving also have specific retesting requirements when disqualification is imposed.
Where disqualification continues until a test is passed, the driver must obtain provisional entitlement and pass the required tests before returning to full-licence status.
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