A Full List Of UK Driving Convictions Codes Complete With Penalties

Here’s a comprehensive list of all UK driving licence endorsement codes (“driving convictions”), what each one means, the typical range of penalty points, and how long they stay on your record:

AC offences stay on your licence for 4 years.

• AC10: Failing to stop after an accident — 5–10 points
• AC20: Failing to report accident within 24 hours — 5–10 points
• AC30: Other accident-related offences — 4–9 points

BA convictions stay on your licence for 4 years.

• BA10: Driving while disqualified — 6 points
• BA30: Attempting to drive while disqualified — 6 points
• BA40: Causing death while disqualified — 3–11 points
• BA60: Causing serious injury while disqualified — 3–11 points

The length of time that a CD conviction code stays on your licence varies depending on severity.

The below 4 convictions will remain on your licence for 4 years (unless serious).

• CD10: Driving without due care — 3–9 points
• CD20: Without reasonable consideration — 3–9
• CD30: Due care/consideration combined — 3–9
• CD33: Serious injury by careless driving — 3–9

The following 4 offences stay on your licence for 11 years (serious offences)

• CD40: Causing death – unfit through drink — 3–11
• CD50: Causing death – unfit through drugs — 3–11
• CD60: Causing death – alcohol over limit — 3–11
• CD70: Causing death + failing to supply specimen — 3–11

The remaining 2 codes stay on your licence for 4 years (other deaths).

• CD80: Causing death – careless/inconsiderate — 3–11
• CD90: Causing death – unlicensed/disqualified/uninsured

CU offensive will stay on your drivers licence for 4 years.

• CU10: Defective brakes — 3 points
• CU20: Dangerous vehicle parts (excluding brakes/steering/tyres) — 3 points
• CU30: Defective tyres — 3 points
• CU40: Defective steering — 3 points
• CU50: Dangerous load or passengers — 3 points
• CU80: Breach of vehicle-control (e.g., using hand‑held mobile) — 3–6 points

DD conviction codes have a lifespan of 4 years on your licence.

• DD10: Causing serious injury — 3–11 points
• DD40: Dangerous driving — 3–11
• DD60: Manslaughter/culpable homicide while driving — 3–11
• DD80: Causing death by dangerous driving — 3–11
• DD90: Furious driving — 3–9

DG offences for drug driving carry much greater lengths through severity.

• DG10: Driving with drug level over limit — 3–11 points (11-year endorsement)
• DG40: In charge with drug level over limit — 10 points (4 years)
• DG60: Causing death by careless driving with drug level — 3–11 points (11 years)

Like DG offences, DR or drink driving related driving offences stay on your licence for a number of years depending on severity.

• DR10 / DR20 / DR30 / DR31: Drink-driving or refusing specimen — 3–11 points, 11 years
• DR40, DR50, DR60: In charge while unfit/providing no specimen — 10 points, typically 4 years
• DR61: Refusal to give blood permission (non-driving incident) — 10 points, 11 years
• DR70: Failing breath test — 4 points, 4 years

Driving without insurance, resulting in an IN conviction code will cause an offence to remain for 4 years on your drivers licence.

• IN10: Driving uninsured — 6–8 points

Licence related offences will stay on your licence for 4 years.

• LC20: Driving not in accordance with licence — 3–6 points
• LC30: False fitness declaration when applying — 3–6
• LC40: Failed to notify disability — 3–6
• LC50: Driving after licence revoked/refused on medical grounds — 3–6

An MS driving offence will stay on your licence for 4 years.

• MS10: Leaving vehicle dangerously — 3 points
• MS20: Unlawful pillion riding — 3 points
• MS30: Playstreet offence — 2 points
• MS50: Motor‑racing on highway — 3–11
• MS60: Other vehicle-control offences — 3
• MS70: Driving with uncorrected defective eyesight — 3
• MS80: Refusing eyesight test — 3
• MS90: Failing to provide driver identity — 6

Motorway offences will hold a 4 year lifespan on your licence.

• MW10: Contravention of special motorway regulations — 3 points

Offences around pedestrian crossings will incur a 4 year lifespan.

• PC10: General crossing offence — 3 points
• PC20: Crossing offence – moving vehicle — 3
• PC30: Crossing offence – stationary vehicle — 3

Speeding offences are some of the most common offences and hold a spot on your drivers licence for 4 years.

• SP10: Exceeding goods vehicle speed limit — 3–6 points
• SP20: Exceeding vehicle-type speed limit — 3–6
• SP30: Exceeding public road speed limit — 3–6
• SP40: Exceeding passenger vehicle limit — 3–6
• SP50: Exceeding motorway speed limit — 3–6

Signs and signals offences, carrying a TS conviction code will remain on your licence for 4 years.

• TS10: Failing traffic light signals — 3 points
• TS20: Double white line violation — 3
• TS30: Failing stop sign — 3
• TS40: Ignoring a constable’s instruction — 3
• TS50: Other traffic sign offences — 3
• TS60: School crossing patrol offence — 3
• TS70: Other direction/sign offences — 3

Totting up, resulting in a TT99 conviction code will remain for 4 years on your licence.

• TT99: Disqualification for 12+ points within 3 years — penalty is court‑determined disqualification, code remains for 4 years

UT convictions remain present on your licence for 4 years.

• UT50: Aggravated vehicle taking

• 12 or more points within 3 years will result in an automatic referral to court for a likely 6‑month ban
• New drivers (within 2 years of passing): 6 points will result in your licence being revoked and then having re‑apply.