More than one million drivers will have a demerit point wiped from their licences, on 17 January 2024, provided they have not committed a traffic offence for the year leading up to that date.
The removal of one demerit point from the driving record for ‘safe drivers' is part of a trial announced by the NSW State Government last year.
To be eligible, drivers have been required to NOT commit a traffic offence in the period from 17 January 2023, through to the same date this year.
Encouraging safe driving
The trial is intended to encourage safer driving – for years the demerit point system has been in place to punish poor driving, and the government hopes that by turning the philosophy around to reward good driving instead, it may have a positive effect, resulting in less accidents on our roads.
