@TomThumb @kezo I’ve done some digging on this today with a legal advisor who advises magistrates in court on all sentencing matters, including traffic. The advise that I gave in post #338422 was correct. It is not the sentencing courts responsibility to advise on whether or not a re-test is required, although they may choose to do so. This is supported in the document posted in post #338423 which also states that it is not the courts responsibility.
I mentioned that there was some suggestion on the .gov website that courts should inform of this requirement, so they consulted their legal volumes and these also do not state that it is the responsibility of the court to advise on DVLA policy, or inform people about retest requirements.
So, in summary, whilst Magistrates or their legal advisors might mention re-test requirements, you cannot assume that just because they didn’t there is no requirement. You have to get confirmation on this from DVLA, although my understanding is that a new driver who accumulates 6 points within their first 2 years will be reissued with a provisional licence only and therefore has to take both the theory and practical driving tests again, although that aspect is not an area of my expertise, so is worth double checking with DVLA.
