Worried about the number of penalty points on your license?

A new feature makes it easy to check how many penalty points you may have on your license and how long you have them.

Most traffic violations result in either two or three penalty points on your driver's license, and each point lasts for three years. If you got a couple of speeding tickets a few years ago, but can't remember exactly when, it's not surprising that you don't know how many penalty points you have today.

You lose your driver's license for six months if you accumulate eight penalty points. Three speeding fines may be enough, but it depends on how much over the speed limit you were driving.

You get penalty points if you are caught by a speed camera, or if the police stop you for an offense that warrants penalty points. f you're caught for multiple offenses at once, you get as many points as the total offenses combined. At the bottom of the article, you'll find an overview of how many penalty points different offenses result in.

If you think you might be in danger of losing your license due to another speeding fine, it can be reassuring to know that the police will notify you if you have four penalty points. The purpose is to enable you to change your driving behavior in time. And, fortunately, points on your license do not last forever, as they are removed after three years.

Many people want to be able to keep track of their penalty points themselves. The police have therefore launched a function that allows you to do just that. You can find it on politiet.no, where you need to log in with an electronic ID.

- This is something we've wanted for a long time. Many people wonder how many penalty points they have, and not least when the date on the oldest penalty points expires. This is something we are constantly being asked about, says District Manager Geir Marthinsen of UP in Northern Norway to the newspaper Nordlys.

The first two years after obtaining a class B driving license are a so-called probationary period. During this period, you get twice as many penalty points as usual for an offense. This means that it only takes half as many points before the license is revoked.

The traffic alarm Safedrive Pro alerts you about speed cameras and other speed controls, which are the most common cause of penalty points on the driver's license. Thus, the alarm makes you aware if you're potentially driving too fast, allowing you to slow down in time. Users of the popular traffic alarm say that Safedrive Pro has saved them from many fines and made them drive more safely.

Safedrive Pro and the system of penalty points on the driver's license actually have the same purpose: to contribute to increased road safety. In addition to alerting you to controls and speed cameras, Safedrive Pro alerts you to hazards, animals and obstacles along the road.

Learn more about the Safedrive Pro traffic alarm here.

Breaking the speed limit can result in either two or three penalty points, depending on how much over the speed limit you are driving:

Two penalty points:

• 11-15 km/h above the speed limit where it is 60 km/h or lower
• 16-20 km/h above the speed limit where it is 70 km/h or higher

Three penalty points:

• From 16 km/h above the speed limit where it is 60 km/h or lower
• From 21 km/h above the speed limit where it is 70 km/h or higher

The other violations result in three penalty points with one exception:

• driving without securing passengers under the age of 15 (two penalty points)
• running a red light (three penalty points)
• violation of the duty of care (three penalty points)
• driving with too little distance to the car in front (three penalty points)
• driving in a restricted area (three penalty points)
• illegal overtaking (three penalty points)
• driving a tuned motorcycle or moped (three penalty points)
• violation of the ban on mobile phone use (three penalty points)