A MOTORIST from Liverpool still has a full licence after three speeding convictions and five for failing to tell police who was driving.
He tops the list of Britain's highest 20 licence penalty point holders in figures just released by the Driver and Vehicle Licencing Agency.
The usual maximum number of points before a ban is imposed is 12 but courts can make exceptions where a 'disqualification would cause exceptional hardship' according to the DVLA.
Number two on the list is a man from Forest Hill in south east London who has six speeding convictions and another six for driving uninsured. He has 40 points - despite not even holding a licence.
Third is a woman from Lancashire with a full licence after accumulating 38 points from 10 speeding convictions.
At number five is a man from Didcot in Oxfordshire with 36 points after six convictions for failing to identify the driver at the time of an alleged offence.
The figures were released under the Freedom of Information Act with a statement from the DVLA which said: 'In a small percentage of cases where the driver has accumulated 12 or more penalty points, the Agency understands that a Court can exercise its discretion and not disqualify the driver. In the majority of these cases, Magistrates’ or Sentencers may have decided to allow drivers to retain their entitlement to drive where it is considered that disqualification would cause exceptional hardship.'
| Position | Total no. of points held | Gender | Postcode | Endorsements held | Driving licence status |
| 1 | 45 | Male | L19 | 3 x SP30 and 5 x MS90 | Full |
| 2 | 40 | Male | SE23 | 6 x SP30 and 6 x IN10 | Non Licence Holder |
| 3 | 38 | Female | BB12 | 10 x SP30 | Full |
| 4 | 36 | Male | NR30 | 3 x TT99, SP30, 8 x MS90, 2 x IN10 and CD10 | Expired Substantive - Disqualified |
| 5 | 36 | Male | OX11 | 6 x MS90 | Full |
| 6 | 36 | Male | WA05 | 6 x IN10 | Full |
| 7 | 36 | Male | NR18 | 5 x IN10, CU80, MS90 and BA10 | Expired Substantive - Erroneous revocation |
| 8 | 33 | Male | SK14 | TT99, SP30 and 5 x MS90 | Non Licence Holder |
| 9 | 33 | Female | LN02 | 3 x SP30, 4 x MS90 and TS10 | Full |
| 10 | 31 | Female | HU05 | 5 x SP50 and MS90 | Full |
| 11 | 30 | Male | HD06 | 5x SP30 and 2 x SP50 | Full |
| 12 | 30 | Male | S03 | 2 x CU80, 3 x SP50 and 4 x MS90 | Full |
| 13 | 30 | Female | BD20 | LC20, IN10 and 5 x MS90 | Expired Provisional - Disqualified |
| 14 | 30 | Female | GU47 | 5 x MS90 | Expired Substantive - Erroneous revocation |
| 15 | 30 | Male | CT08 | DR10 and 6 x IN10 | Expired Substantive - Disqualified |
| 16 | 29 | Male | CF24 | IN10, 4 x SP30, IN14 and LC24 | Expired Substantive - Erroneous revocation |
| 17 | 29 | Male | SO19 | 3 x BA10, SP30, 2 x IN10, LC20 and DD40 | Expired Provisional - Disqualified |
| 18 | 28 | Male | LS11 | 3 x IN10 and 2 x LC20 | Non Licence Holder |
| 19 | 28 | Male | SE06 | 4 x IN10 and LC20 | Full |
| 20 | 28 | Female | HD08 | 2 x IN10 and 4 x SP50 | Expired Substantive - Erroneous revocation |
| Offence code | Offence code description |
| BA10 | Driving while disqualified by order of court |
| CD10 | Driving without due care and attention |
| CU80 | Breach of requirements as to control of the vehicle, mobile telephone etc |
| DD40 | Dangerous driving |
| DR10 | Driving or attempting to drive with alcohol level above limit |
| IN10 | Using a vehicle uninsured against third party risks |
| LC20 | Driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence |
| LC24 | Caused or permitted someone to drive otherwise than in accordance with a licence |
| MS90 | Failure to give information as to identity of driver etc |
| SP30 | Exceeding statutory speed limit on a public road |
| SP50 | Exceeding speed limit on a motorway |
| TS10 | Failing to comply with traffic light signals |
| TT99 | disqualification under ‘totting-up’ |
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