Drivers who behave for a year to be reimbursed licence demerit point under NSW Labor plan

Opposition says policy is in response to large increase in speeding fines caused by removal of warning signs

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Well-behaved NSW drivers will be able to have a demerit point removed from their licence in 12 months if Labor wins government in March.

The state’s opposition announced on Tuesday its support for a 12-month trial that would see drivers who remain infringement-free for a year rewarded with the removal of a demerit point. No changes would be made to existing punishments for drivers caught misbehaving.

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