DMV points are your driving record’s version of splinters, bothersome and annoying until finally removed. How long the points remain on your driving record depends on your state.

• Alabama: Two years.


• Alaska: Two points are reduced for every year of violation-free driving.


• Arizona: Three years.


• Arkansas: Three years.


• California: Three years.


• Colorado: Two years.


• Connecticut: Two years.


• Delaware: Two years.


• Florida: Three years.


• Georgia: Two years.


• Hawaii: No point system.


• Idaho: Three years.


• Illinois: No point system.


• Indiana: Two years.


• Iowa: No point system.


• Kansas: No point system.


• Kentucky: Two years.


• Louisiana: No point system.


• Maine: One year.


• Maryland: Three years.


• Massachusetts: Six years.


• Michigan: Two Years.


• Minnesota: No point system.


• Mississippi: No point system.


• Missouri: Eighteen months.


• Montana: Three years.


• Nebraska: Two years.


• Nevada: One year.


• New Hampshire: Three years.


• New Jersey: Three points deducted for every year of driving violation free.


• New Mexico: One year.


• New York: 18 months.


• North Carolina: Three years.


• North Dakota: Three years; however, one point is deducted for every three-months of violation-free driving.


• Ohio: Three years.


• Oklahoma: Points reduced to zero if you drive three-consecutive years without a violation.


• Oregon: No point system.


• Pennsylvania: Three points removed for every 12 months of violation-free driving.


• Rhode Island: No point system.


• South Carolina: Two years.


• South Dakota: Complicated system, but points do begin falling off after 12 months.


• Tennessee: Two years.


• Texas: Three years.


• Utah: Two years, provided you maintain a spotless driving record.


• Vermont: Two years.


• Virginia: Two years


• Washington: No point system.


• Washington D.C.: Two years.


• West Virginia: Two years.


• Wisconsin: Five years.


• Wyoming: No point system.

Keep in mind that this list only pertains to how long points remain on your record. Violations, such as those from traffic and speeding tickets can remain longer. In Arizona, for example, points last two years on a driving record, while violations last five. In Wisconsin, a DUI charge stays on a record for 55 years.

- See more at: http://www.dmv.org/articles/how-long-points-stay-on-your-driving-record/#sthash.zVdnLMUT.dpuf

             GOV.UK

1. Overview

The courts can fine you and ‘endorse’ your driving licence with penalty points if you’re convicted of a motoring offence.

Endorsements must stay on your driving licence for 4 or 11 years, depending on the offence.

The endorsement (and penalty points) is put on your driver record and is written on the counterpart document of your photocard driving licence or on your paper driving licence.

You can be disqualified from driving if you build up 12 or more penalty points within a period of 3 years. There are different rules for new drivers.

More links here>>https://www.gov.uk/penalty-points-endorsements/overview