A license is something compulsory for drivers everywhere. If you are someone who is riding a vehicle, be it a two wheeler motorbike or four wheeler car, you need a license. Driving a vehicle without it is illegal and can be dangerous too in severe cases.
This is because there are people who are not good enough or well trained drivers who may have failed in their driving license test and are roaming around without a license .These people can cause harm to both themselves and others on road.
Enlisted below are some ways by which someone can lose driving privileges and the fines they may face for driving without a valid license.
Ways by which one can lose his/her license –
There are variety of reasons of a license to get suspended and those vary according to places and the rules which are followed there but here are a few common reasons which can get your license suspended –
• Underage drinking
• Not paying child support
• Driving under influence
• Not having car insurance
There is a hard rule against driving under influence which causes the person found guilty to pay strict penalties and anyone found driving with a blood alcohol content of more than or equal to 0.08 can get their license suspended for four months if found for the first time and from 6 months to 1 year if found second time and in many states , the third offense is treated as felony.
To know what you can go through for committing such offenses, make yourself known to the laws imposed in your state and follow them accordingly.
Difference between a license getting revoked or suspended –
• A suspended license – when a person’s license gets suspended, this indicates that his driving privileges are withdrawn for a certain amount of time for committing a certain offense and may be reinstated after the suspension. The reasons vary from place to place and state to state but few of them can be reckless driving, driving and texting etc.
• A revoked license – A license getting revoked means all the driving privileges of a person is terminated and that too for committing more serious offense or multiple offenses. A driver whose license is revoked will have to reapply for the license and obviously after meeting the requirements outlined by their state.
How to get your license reinstated –
As stated above the rules do vary from state to state but according to ‘The Balance’ ,once your suspension or revocation period id almost over , following these few steps may help the process –
• Take a driving lesson
• Read the notice to make sure that you have compiled with all conditions for reinstatement.
• Clear all penalties which were imposed on you at the time you lost your driving privileges.
• Make sure you know the steps for reinstatement.
This was all you needed to know about your license ,make sure to follow your state rules and not to commit anything which hampers your and other people’s lives.