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MR59 : other conduct constituting an offence for which a driving disqualification has been imposed by the state of offence
Checked 23 July 2026 · How we check our figures
What it means
MR59 is the drawer at the bottom of the mutual recognition set: conduct with no code of its own, banned by what the list calls the State of Offence. The record shows the ban, no points, and the code stays 4 years from the date of conviction. For what actually happened, the Irish court's order is the only place to look.
Points and how long it stays
On the licence for 4 years from the date of conviction.
The MR codes are mutual recognition: a driving ban imposed in the Republic of Ireland, given effect on the GB record. Six codes mirror the conduct, MR09 dangerous driving through MR59 the catch-all, but none carries points; the ban is the entry, and it stays for 4 years from the date of conviction. The geography is narrower than older write-ups suggest: on the current list, bans from Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man are recorded as NE99, not under MR. DVLA shows the entries to the driver and to third parties such as insurers and the police, and a ban of 56 days or more means renewing the licence, for a fee, before driving again.
The usual route
No ticket; MR59 is the catch-all for Irish disqualifications with no closer code.
If it goes to court
Whatever the Irish court banned for, the GB record carries the ban; the offence behind it sits in the Irish judgment, not in a GB code.
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Authority
gov.uk, Penalty points (endorsements), checked 2026-07-23