For points on your license it's actually having a fine which determines how long it takes to be 'spent'. Receiving a fine (and being 18 or over) has a 5 year rehabilitation period.
Good links. I thought this was the case but I hadn't seen any proof before.
So, although the points are dead after three years and can be removed after four, you still have to tell insurance companies etc. for five years *from the date of conviction*.
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