HC Deb 21 January 1997 vol 288 c559W
Dr. Michael Clark

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he will announce the implementation date for the Road Traffic (New Drivers) Act 1995; and if he will make a statement. [12261]

Mr. Bowis

I am pleased to announce that this Act will be fully in force by 1 June 1997. It will be partially commenced on 1 March to allow regulations to be made in advance. Any person who first passes a British driving test on or after 1 June 1997 will be subject to a two-year probationary period. A driver who incurs six or more penalty points on the licence from offences committed before the end of that period will lose entitlement to a full driving licence and revert to learner status until passing another driving test, theory and practical.