Accumulation of demerit points
ChangeIf your driver's licence was revoked for an accumulation of demerit points, you must wait until the penalty period has ended before taking a reinstatement test to obtain a new licence.
If you reach or exceed the number of demerit points in your bracket, your licence will be revoked and your right to obtain one suspended.
Your licence will be revoked for 3, 6 or 12 months based on:
During the penalty period, you may apply for a restricted licence, which only authorizes you to drive to exercise the duties of your main employment.
A licence that is revoked means that it is cancelled. You must therefore go through the process of obtaining a new licence, that is, by passing a reinstatement knowledge test.
If you drive while your licence is revoked, you face:
Shortly before the end of the penalty period, you must:
Step 1 – Schedule an appointment to take the reinstatement knowledge test
Online
You can make an appointment on SAAQclic.
By phone
Step 2 – Go to the designated service outlet to take the reinstatement knowledge test
Find a service outlet.
Step 3 – Pay the fees for:
At our service outlets, we accept payment:
Payment by credit card is not accepted.
The only material you are allowed to use during the test is a dictionary that does not contain any illustrations, and the material provided by the SAAQ. Any other documents and all electronic devices are prohibited during the test (“cheat sheets,” notes, cell phones, smart watches, etc.). Having any prohibited material or electronic devices with you at the test, regardless of whether or not you actually use them, or trying in any way to contact someone or obtain outside assistance, will be considered cheating. Anyone found cheating will automatically fail the test and will have to wait at least 56 days before being allowed to take the test again. If it’s not the first time that person has been caught cheating, that person will have to wait at least 90 days.
You must wait at least 28 days before you will be allowed to retake the reinstatement knowledge test. You will have to make another appointment.
You will have to retake the knowledge and road tests for the class of licence you wish to obtain.
Shortly before the end of the penalty period, you must:
Step 1 – Schedule an appointment to take the reinstatement knowledge test
Online
You can make an appointment on SAAQclic.
By phone
Step 2 – Go to the designated service outlet to take the reinstatement knowledge test
Find a service outlet.
Step 3 – Pay the fees for:
At our service outlets, we accept payment:
Payment by credit card is not accepted.
The only material you are allowed to use during the test is a dictionary that does not contain any illustrations, and the material provided by the SAAQ. Any other documents and all electronic devices are prohibited during the test (“cheat sheets,” notes, cell phones, smart watches, etc.). Having any prohibited material or electronic devices with you at the test, regardless of whether or not you actually use them, or trying in any way to contact someone or obtain outside assistance, will be considered cheating. Anyone found cheating will automatically fail the test and will have to wait at least 56 days before being allowed to take the test again. If it’s not the first time that person has been caught cheating, that person will have to wait at least 90 days.
You must wait at least 28 days before you will be allowed to retake the reinstatement knowledge test. You will have to make another appointment.
You will have to retake the knowledge and road tests for the class of licence you wish to obtain.
At the end of the penalty period, you must:
Step 1 – Go to one of our service outlets to obtain a new learner's licence
Step 2 – Pay the fees for the issuance of a new learner's licence
At our service outlets, we accept payment:
Payment by credit card is not accepted.
Last update: March 22, 2022
