Driver’s licence demerit points system in place in Cambodia from September

The National Road Safety Committee will launch a nationwide pilot driving licence point deduction programme from Sept 1, 2022, before it is fully implemented on Jan 1, 2023. - PPP

PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh/Asia News Network): The National Road Safety Committee (NRSC) will launch a nationwide pilot driving licence point deduction programme from Sept 1, 2022, before it is fully implemented on Jan 1, 2023, along with the payment of transitional fines for violations of the road traffic law using database technology.

According to a notification from the NRSC on Aug 9, this programme will be carried out in accordance with articles 43 and 44 of the Law on road traffic, and in compliance with an Inter-Ministerial Prakas dated April 27, 2020, on penalties for violating the road traffic law and another Inter-Ministerial Prakas dated Sept 14, 2021, on Procedures for Revocation and Re-scoring of driving licences.