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ARTICLE · 21 DECEMBER 2016

CAUTION: Double Demerits, Double or Nothing & Drunk Driving in WA

Double demerit points for driving offences start this festive season on 23 December 2016 and run until 8 January 2016.

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Double Demerits start in WA this festive season on 23 December 2016 and run until 8 January 2016.

Every year, the traffic law team at HHG is asked to help many people who have fallen foul of the demerit point system.

During this time if anyone in your car isn't wearing a seatbelt you will lose 8 demerit points, touching your phone will earn you a 6 demerit point deduction and speeding just 10 kilometers over the limit will cost you 4 demerit points.

Even if you start the silly season with all 12 of your demerit points it will be very easy to lose your license.

Double or Nothing

If you get more than 12 demerit points (and that isn't hard to do during double demerits) you will need to make a careful choice as to whether to gamble on your ability to drive for an entire year without earning even one demerit point or just take a 3 month suspension on the chin.

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