30 demerit points loses your licence from April 2027 — but the point chart still isn't out

The RMV Commissioner has confirmed that once a driver racks up 30 demerit points, their licence gets suspended, with full enforcement starting April 1, 2027. Right now we're in the six-month 'awareness phase' (started October 1) where police are meant to explain the system alongside normal fines, but the actual point value for each offence and how long a suspension lasts haven't been published yet. Supporters say this is finally a real consequence — a cheap spot fine never stopped habitual red-light runners or drunk drivers, but losing your licence actually hurts. Skeptics point out that announcing the headline number (30 points) before the offence-by-offence chart is finalised, with less than six months to go, isn't confidence-inspiring, and worry about who decides borderline cases when enforcement already varies by officer. If your job depends on your licence — three-wheeler, lorry, delivery — this changes your whole risk calculation on every trip. Has anyone actually been pulled over and given this 'awareness talk' yet, or is it still just talk? And do you think 30 points is the right number, too harsh, or too soft for how people actually drive here? මේක අප්‍රේල් වලින් ක්‍රියාත්මක වෙනකොට සම්පූර්ණ විස්තර ටික ලැබෙයිද කියලා විශ්වාසයක් තියෙනවද?