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ARTICLE · 07 JUNE 2024

Double-demerit points apply to NSW drivers over King's Birthday long weekend

Drivers are urged to drive carefully to avoid committing traffic offences which may endanger the safety of road users.

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With the New South Wales road toll rising to 158 in 2024, 26 more than for the same period last year, drivers are being urged to drive carefully this King's Birthday long weekend and refrain from committing traffic offences, and thereby potentially endangering the safety of themselves and other road users.

Which traffic  offences attract double-demerit points?

Hand-in-hand with national holidays comes double-demerits for certain traffic offences, namely:

What are the double-demerit periods for 2024?

The remaining double-demerit periods for this year are:

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