Last week, police expressed concerns that ACT drivers caught speeding on the Kings Highway were not being penalised, as points were not being taken from their territory licence.

However, RMS Road Safety and Traffic Manager Brian Lefoe said this wasn’t the case.

He said since March 2, points had been deferred under the Demerit Point Exchange.

The ACT was one of the last of the states and territories to jump on board with the exchange, which is part of the National Driver Licensing Scheme that was originally introduced in 1999.

According to a Transport NSW spokesman, the scheme transfers details of the offences to a driver’s licence in their home jurisdiction.

“The NDLS also allows the motorist’s home jurisdiction to apply the number of demerit points it would have applied if the offence had been committed in the home jurisdiction,” the spokesman said.

“Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) also maintains a register of offences committed in NSW by holders of driver’s licences from other states.

“If 13 or more demerit points are accumulated in a three-year period, RMS may withdraw the licence holders right to drive in NSW.”