in SA i lost mine by appealed and had my P's extended for 6 months
so i had to drive around for 12months with 1 demerit point(had 6months left on p's when i got caught)
thats so stupid cause if i made one little mistake in those 12 months i would have lost my licence for 12 months and would have to start my p's again with reduced points.
so for a possible 2 mistakes i could be stuck on my p's for atleast 5 years (total including ban time)
thank christ i dint get caught for anything in that 12 months with one point otherwise my life would be totaly different. i would not have the job ive got because a job requirement is have full licence and would have to rely on mates/parents to drive me places
But if it stops young ppl getting killed on the road its worth it but lots suffer unnecessarily
but it all worked out, i have almost full points and bought my first v8 car a few weeks after i got off my p's