Safer driving is the point: 1.3 million motorists can still get a demerit point wiped
The Minns Labor Government is urging all motorists to renew their commitment to safe driving as we head into the Christmas and the summer holidays.
The Government can reveal that 1.3 million NSW drivers remain eligible to have a demerit point removed from their licence within five weeks if they remain infringement-free.
The one-year demerit point scheme trial to encourage safe driving comes to a close on January 17, 2024 – meaning those who have maintained an offence-free record since January 17 this year will have one demerit point scrubbed from their licence.
The NSW Government announced in June that the trial would come into effect six months earlier than first flagged, allowing drivers who maintain a spotless record the chance to shed a demerit point sooner.
At that time, there were 1.7 million motorists eligible, with almost 400,000 having since committed an offence that carried at least one demerit point.
The trial has been embraced by the public, and the demerit offer will remain in place in 2024.
The Government is urging motorists to use the demerit return as an incentive to drive safely as the road toll has risen significantly in 2023 across Australia.
In NSW, in the 12 months to December 14, 337 people have died on the roads – an increase of 61 compared to the same 12-month period last year.