Some drivers who have accrued more than 30 penalty points on their licences have not been banned from driving, new research from the Institute of Advanced Motorists has found.
Figures from the DVLA show that a woman from Isleworth, West London, is still on the road despite accumulating 42 points on her licence last year, all of which were for failing to disclose the driver's identity.
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The second-highest points tally belongs to a man in Warrington, Cheshire, who accrued 36 points after being caught driving without insurance six times during February and March 2012.
Other offenders include a man from Southend-on-Sea, Essex, who collected 30 points after being caught speeding ten times in five months, a man from Blackburn with 29 points after being caught speeding eight times in two months and a man from Pevensey, East Sussex, who amassed 24 points after being caught speeding six times in two weeks.
Drivers should normally face a twelve-month ban if they accrue twelve points on their licence within a three-year period; however, magistrates can choose not to ban a driver in exceptional circumstances.
IAM chief executive Simon Best said: "It's really disappointing to see that this issue has not yet been resolved. DVLA and the Courts Service are upgrading their computer systems to ensure that offence information is shared more efficiently, but this is not due to be in place until October.
"When drivers with ten speeding offences are getting away with holding a licence, these improvements cannot come quickly enough."
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