FOUR drivers with Bradford addresses are driving around with between 22 and 30 points on their licences, according to figures provided by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA).

The statistics were received through a Freedom of Information request (FOI) made by FOI By Proxy and have been branded “outrageous” by a road safety charity.

The FOI request found that currently 575 drivers are on the roads in West Yorkshire with more than 12 active penalty points on their licences.

They also asked for the top 10 worst offenders which revealed four of these having Bradford addresses.

The highest tally - 36 points - was for someone living in the Huddersfield area.

The request was sent on July 16 to DVLA and revealed one of the four Bradford drivers is driving on a provisional licence.

The information did not reveal how many of the 575 drivers with more than 12 points were from Bradford.

The endorsements for all the motorists range from failing to identify the driver, having no insurance and speeding offences.

Iain Temperton, for Road Safety GB, a national body which represents local government road safety teams said: “We are very concerned. Whilst there may be the occasional exceptional circumstance, this indicates that an individual clearly exhibits driving behaviours that are considered unsafe. In that case should they not be removed until they can be proved not to pose a risk to others?”

A spokesperson for road safety charity, Brake, added: “It is outrageous that these selfish, repeat offenders are being allowed to continue driving; individuals who have accumulated 12 points have been granted ample opportunities to change their driving behaviour, and allowing these drivers to stay on the road makes a mockery of the points system. It’s time for courts to crack down on these irresponsible individuals.”

Tim Shallcross, head of technical policy and advice with IAM Roadsmart said some of the drivers may be company owners whose poor filing system could not trace who was driving one of their vehicles at the time, but added that there was a “legal obligation for any company to keep accurate records” for such an eventuality.


A Ministryof Justice spokeman said: "The vast majority of drivers who get 12 penalty points are automatically disqualified.

“The courts have access to DVLA records which are taken into account, but sentencing is rightly a matter for independent judges based on the facts of each case.”