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MR09 : reckless or dangerous driving (whether or not resulting in death, injury or serious risk)
Checked 23 July 2026 · How we check our figures
What it means
MR09 records an Irish ban for reckless or dangerous driving, and the bracket in the offence text does real work: the code applies whether or not anyone was hurt. On a GB record it sits without points; the ban is what travels, and the code stays 4 years from the date of conviction.
Points and how long it stays
On the licence for 4 years from the date of conviction.
The MR codes are mutual recognition: a driving ban imposed in the Republic of Ireland, given effect on the GB record. Six codes mirror the conduct, MR09 dangerous driving through MR59 the catch-all, but none carries points; the ban is the entry, and it stays for 4 years from the date of conviction. The geography is narrower than older write-ups suggest: on the current list, bans from Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man are recorded as NE99, not under MR. DVLA shows the entries to the driver and to third parties such as insurers and the police, and a ban of 56 days or more means renewing the licence, for a fee, before driving again.
The usual route
No fixed penalty leads here; the entry follows a court disqualification in the Republic of Ireland.
If it goes to court
The sentence was set by the court in the Republic of Ireland; the GB record carries the disqualification and its dates, not points. The domestic counterparts live at DD40 and its family.
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Authority
gov.uk, Penalty points (endorsements), checked 2026-07-23