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North Carolina Licensing, Permits and Your Record: five situations explained
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In this video
- 0:00Intro
- 0:16How many points does littering from a motor vehicle carry?
- 0:58How many points does failing to properly restrain a child carry?
- 1:42When your driving privilege is reinstated after a point suspension, what happens to your points?
- 2:39How many points does following too closely carry in North Carolina?
- 3:32Within how many days must you tell NCDMV about a name change?
- 4:23Recap
In short
Littering involving the use of a motor vehicle carries 1 point. Failure to properly restrain a child in a restraint or seat belt carries 2 points. When reinstated, all previous driver license points are canceled.
The five situations
Pick an answer first, the way the video pauses for you. Each one cites the North Carolina Driver Handbook.
Situation 1
How many points does littering from a motor vehicle carry?
Answer: C. 1 point. Littering involving the use of a motor vehicle carries 1 point.
North Carolina Driver Handbook › Chapter 3 › Driver License Points
Situation 2
How many points does failing to properly restrain a child carry?
Answer: B. 2 points. Failure to properly restrain a child in a restraint or seat belt carries 2 points.
North Carolina Driver Handbook › Chapter 3 › Driver License Points
Situation 3
When your driving privilege is reinstated after a point suspension, what happens to your points?
Answer: B. All previous driver license points are canceled. When reinstated, all previous driver license points are canceled. This does not apply to insurance points.
North Carolina Driver Handbook › Chapter 3 › Driver License Points
Situation 4
How many points does following too closely carry in North Carolina?
Answer: A. 4 points. Reckless driving, hit and run (property only), following too closely, wrong side of road and illegal passing are 4 points.
North Carolina Driver Handbook › Chapter 3 › Driver License Points
Situation 5
Within how many days must you tell NCDMV about a name change?
Answer: C. 60 days. You must notify the DMV within 60 days of a name change, and within 60 days of moving within North Carolina.
North Carolina Driver Handbook › Chapter 7 › Change of Name
Transcript
0:00Intro
Permits, points and your driving record decide how long you keep your license. Here are five rules from the North Carolina Driver Handbook. For each one, pick your answer before I reveal it.
0:16Situation 1
A passenger tosses trash out of a car window. How many points does littering from a motor vehicle carry? The answer is C: 1 point. Littering involving the use of a motor vehicle carries 1 point. Littering involving a motor vehicle carries 1 point in North Carolina.
0:58Situation 2
A child in the back seat isn't properly buckled in. How many points does failing to properly restrain a child carry? The answer is B: 2 points. Failure to properly restrain a child in a restraint or seat belt carries 2 points. Failing to properly restrain a child carries 2 points.
1:42Situation 3
A North Carolina driver's privilege is reinstated after a point suspension. When your driving privilege is reinstated after a point suspension, what happens to your points? The answer is B: All previous driver license points are canceled. When reinstated, all previous driver license points are canceled. This does not apply to insurance points. All previous driver license points are canceled. That doesn't apply to insurance points.
2:39Situation 4
A driver is ticketed for following too closely in North Carolina. How many points does following too closely carry in North Carolina? The answer is A: 4 points. Reckless driving, hit and run (property only), following too closely, wrong side of road and illegal passing are 4 points. That's 4 points, the same as reckless driving, wrong side of the road, or illegal passing.
3:32Situation 5
You've just changed your name. Within how many days must you tell NCDMV about a name change? The answer is C: 60 days. You must notify the DMV within 60 days of a name change, and within 60 days of moving within North Carolina. Notify the DMV within 60 days. The same goes for moving within North Carolina.
4:23Recap
Littering involving the use of a motor vehicle carries 1 point. Failure to properly restrain a child in a restraint or seat belt carries 2 points. When reinstated, all previous driver license points are canceled. Reckless driving, hit and run (property only), following too closely, wrong side of road and illegal passing are 4 points. You must notify the DMV within 60 days of a name change, and within 60 days of moving within North Carolina. Nice work. Try more licensing questions in Practice by Topic, then test yourself with a full mock exam.
The rules in this lesson
- Littering involving the use of a motor vehicle carries 1 point.
- Failure to properly restrain a child in a restraint or seat belt carries 2 points.
- When reinstated, all previous driver license points are canceled.
- Reckless driving, hit and run (property only), following too closely, wrong side of road and illegal passing are 4 points.
- You must notify the DMV within 60 days of a name change, and within 60 days of moving within North Carolina.
Original practice lesson written from the North Carolina Driver Handbook. EstatePass is not affiliated with or endorsed by the North Carolina NCDMV; these are not official test questions.