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Half a million male motorists admit point swapping

Young male driver

More than 500 000 male motorists have admitted to passing driving penalty points onto their loved ones, research by Direct Line has revealed.

According to the report, 3% of male drivers have passed on points to avoid adding them to their own licence, while a further 180,000 men have tried and failed to do the same.

Almost half of the point

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