Demerit points remain on your driver's record for how many years after conviction?

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Demerit points stay on your driving record for two years. Each violation adds points, and after two years from the offence date, those points are removed automatically if no new violations extend your record. This two-year window keeps your recent driving history relevant without permanently penalizing older mistakes. A shorter period like one year wouldn’t fully reflect ongoing driving behavior, while longer periods such as five or ten years would keep older infractions on file much longer than the standard. So two years is the correct retention time.