<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> <docID>335680</docID> <postdate>2024-12-19 10:14:09</postdate> <headline>Holiday double demerit period starts on Friday</headline> <body><p><strong>The Christmas/New Year double demerits driving period on ACT and NSW roads will start at 12.01am on Friday and end at 11.59pm on Wednesday, January 1.</strong></p> <p>Police say the double demerit points will apply to speeding, mobile phone, seatbelt and motorcycle helmet offences.</p> <p class="paragraph_paragraph__iYReA">An additional demerit point also applies in the ACT during this period for all other traffic offences.</p> </body>