Licence suspension

If you receive an Enforcement Order, and you fail to act within the time specified, your driver licence may be suspended.

From 1 January 2010, amended legislation allows SPER to suspend your driver licence for all types of offences, not just motor vehicle related offences.

SPER will send a Notice of Intention to Suspend Driver Licence, to your last known address, giving you 14 days to act before the Department of Transport and Main Roads is notified that your licence is suspended. If you fail to act the suspension takes effect immediately and your records on both Department of Transport and Main Roads and Queensland Police systems will be updated to show the suspension. It is therefore important that the Department of Transport and Main Roads has your current address.

Note: Please be aware that in the event of your driver licence being suspended by SPER, it is an offence under the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 to drive a vehicle and heavy penalties may be incurred). You may also be disqualified from holding or obtaining a driver licence for a period of up to six months.

If you have a driver licence issued by any State other than Queensland, your right to drive under that licence in Queensland is also suspended.

If a court has granted you a restricted licence (e.g. work licence), that licence is also suspended.

Dealing with an infringement notice before it is lodged with SPER is the best way to avoid any unnecessary fees or enforcement action. Dealing with the Enforcement Order within the time allowed is the second best action.

You can pay your 'Notice of Intention to Suspend Driver Licence' at any Australia Post Office. If you wish to pay but cannot afford to pay in full, you should apply to SPER to pay by instalments.

If your licence has been suspended by SPER, contact the Call Centre to organise payment.

View the most frequently asked questions on licence suspension.