Motoring Offences and Licence Endorsement Codes
UK Motoring driving offences and endorsement codes for United Kingdom Driving licences. If you are convicted of a UK motoring offence, the courts can fine you and endorse your driving licence with penalty points. Endorsements must stay on your driving licence for four or eleven years depending on the offence.
Licence Endorsement Codes
Code - Accident Offences
Must stay on driving licence for four years
- AC10 - Failing to stop after an accident
- AC20 - Failing to give particulars or to report an accident within 24 hours
- AC30 - Undefined accident offence
Disqualified Driver
Must stay on driving licence for four years
- BA10 - Driving while disqualified by order of Court
- BA30 - Attempting to drive while disqualified by order of Court
Careless Drivering
Must stay on driving licence for four years
- CD10 - Driving without due care and attention
- CD20 - Driving without reasonable consideration for other road users
- CD30 - Driving without due care and attention/reasonable consideration
- CD40 - Causing death through careless driving when unfit through drink
- CD50 - Causing death by careless driving when unfit through drugs
- CD60 - Causing death by careless driving when alcohol level above limit
- CD70 - Causing death by careless driving then failing to supply a specimen
- CD80 - Causing death by careless, or inconsiderate, driving
- CD90 - Causing death by driving: unlicensed, disqualified or uninsured drivers
Construction and Use Offences
- CU10 - Using a vehicle with defective brakes
- CU20 - Using a vehicle with defective parts or accessories
- CU30 - Using a vehicle with defective tyres
- CU40 - Using a vehicle with defective steering
- CU50 - Causing or likely to cause danger by reason of load or passengers
- CU60 - Undefined failure to comply with Construction and Use Regulations
- CU80 - Using a mobile phone while driving a motor vehicle
Code - Reckless Dangerous Driving
Must stay on driving licence for four years
- DD10 - Driving in a dangerous manner DD20 - Driving at a dangerous speed
- DD30 - Reckless Driving or Dangerous Driving
- DD40 - Driving in a dangerous manner at a dangerous speed or recklessly
- DD50 - Causing death by dangerous driving
- DD60 - Manslaughter or culpable homicide while driving a vehicle
- DD70 - Causing death by reckless driving
- DD80 - Causing death by dangerous driving
- DD90 - Furious driving
Drink or Drugs
Must stay on driving licence for eleven years
- DR10 - Driving or attempting to drive with alcohol concentration above limit
- DR20 - Driving or attempting to drive when unfit through drink or drugs
- DR30 - Driving or attempting to drive then refusing to provide a specimen
- DR40 - In charge of a vehicle with alcohol concentration above limit
- DR50 - In charge of a vehicle while unfit through drink or drugs
- DR60 - Failure to provide a specimen other than driving/ attempting to drive
- DR70 - Failing to provide specimen for breath test
- DR80 - Driving or attempting to drive when unfit through drugs
- DR90 - In charge of a vehicle when unfit through drugs
Insurance Offences
Must stay on driving licence for four years
- IN10 - Using a vehicle uninsured against third party risks
Licence Offences
- LC10 - Driving without a licence
- LC20 - Driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence
- LC30 - Driving after making a false declaration about fitness (Licence App)
- LC40 - Driving a vehicle having failed to notify a disability
- LC50 - Driving after a licence has been revoked or refused on medical ground
Miscellaneous Offences
Must stay on driving licence for four years
- MS10 - Leaving a vehicle in a dangerous position
- MS20 - Unlawful pillion riding
- MS30 - Playstreet Offence
- MS40 - Driving with uncorrected defective eyesight or refusing eyesight
- MS50 - Motor racing on the highway
- MS60 - Offences not covered by other codes
- MS70 - Driving with uncorrected defective eyesight
- MS80 - Refusing to submit to an eyesight test
- MS90 - Failing to give information as to identity of driver etc
Motorway Offences
- MW10 - Contravention of Special Roads Regulations (excluding speed limits)
- **99 - Non endorsable offence for which you can be disqualified (Criminal)
Pedestrian Crossings
Must stay on driving licence for four years
- PC10 - Undefined contravention of Pedestrian crossing Regulations
- PC20 - Contravention of Pedestrian crossing Regulations with moving vehicle
- PC30 - Contravention of Pedestrian crossing Regulations Stationary vehicle
- PL10 - Driving without 'L' Plates PL20 - Not accompanied by a qualified person
- PL30 - Carrying a person not qualified
- PL40 - Drawing an unauthorised trailer
- PL50 - Undefined failure to comply with the conditions a Provisional Licence
- SC19 - Section 19 (Transport Act 1981) Disqualification
- SC35 - Section 35 (Transport Act 1981) Disqualification
Speed Limits
- SP10 - Exceeding goods vehicle speed limit
- SP20 - Exceeding speed limit for type of vehicle
- SP30 - Exceeding statutory speed limit on a public road
- SP40 - Exceeding passenger vehicle speed limit
- SP50 - Exceeding speed limit on a motorway
- SP60 - Undefined speed limit offence
- TS10 - Failing to comply with traffic light signals
- TS20 - Failing to comply with double white lines
- TS30 - Failing to comply with a 'Stop' sign
- TS40 - Failing to comply with directions of a constable or traffic warden
- TS50 - Failing to comply with a traffic sign (Excluding the above signs)
- TS60 - Failing to comply with a school crossing patrol sign
- TS70 - Undefined failure to comply with a traffic direction or sign
Theft or Unauthorised Taking
- TT99 - Disqualification due to 12 or more penalty points
- UT10 - Taking and driving away a vehicle without consent or attempt thereat
- UT20 - Stealing or attempting to steal a vehicle
- UT30 - Going equipped for stealing or taking a motor vehicle
- UT40 - Taking or attempting to take a vehicle without consent
- UT50 - Aggravated Taking of a vehicle
Special Code
- XX99 - Disqualified under 'totting-up' procedure
We make every effort to provide accurate and up to date information where ever possible. The source of this information page is provided by the DVLA. This page should only be used as a guide, latest information should be checked with the Executive Agency of the Department of Transport.
