fisherman wrote:
There is a general rule in court that, where more than one offence is sentenced on the same occasion, points are awarded on the most serious offence only. In this case the three offences, two tyres and the phone offence, each carry 3 points. So he could get 3 points.
An exception to that rule is when a court is of the opinion that the offending is of a nature and degree which warrants every offence being given points.
Thanks very much for clarifying this point - it has confused me for a long time.
Way back in my dim and distant youth I got nicked for two offences, and as you state I only got the points of the higher of the two offences. I thought it analagous to the way that multiple prison sentences can run concurrently.
Yet I've variously heard people report that they've had multiple sets of points on one occasion, which contradicted that.
I now understand how either situation can be a possibility, which explains everything!