More than a million drivers will receive a demerit point within five weeks, provided they do not commit any driving offenses within that time.
Nearly 1.1 million NSW drivers will have a demerit point removed from their record on January 16 if they have not broken any road rules in the past 12 months.
Premier Chris Minns has unveiled a trial scheme to reward good driver behavior and help tackle rising tolls on the state’s roads.
In New South Wales, drivers can earn up to 13 demerit points before authorities cancel their unrestricted licence.
More than a million NSW drivers are on track to have a demerit point removed if they continue to drive safely and do not incur any offenses (mobile speed camera file photo)
And to encourage even safer driving over the Christmas and New Year period, the government has published a suburban breakdown of where drivers are on track to regain a demerit point. The daily telegraph reported.
Some NSW suburbs have thousands of drivers about to have a demerit point wiped from their record, but some suburbs have just one motorist on track.
The Central Coast will be the state’s biggest beneficiary, with 54,971 drivers on track to have a point docked.
Another area where its residents rely on vehicles is western Sydney, and five of the top ten LGAs were located there.
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