Great changes to PA License Suspension Credit Calculations

As of October 20th 2018, there is a new way to calculate the credit for anyone facing a license suspension in PA. This new law requires PennDOT to presume that the driver KNOWS they are suspended - and star the credit toward their suspension upon conviction of a suspendable violation.

See my latest post about the October 20th License Credit Date Changes

This change in law is going to be great for Pennsylvania residents. No longer will missed paperwork or lost mail cause a driver to stay under suspension years longer than required. You can read some of our success stories where we were able to - after a fight and at a cost - get credit for someone suffering through this mess on my website here -

We helped this gentleman by saving him over 6 years of suspension time and it took us a week! You can see by his Restoration Requirements letter that his eligibility date was October 2016 and a week later we had it corrected to October 2010.



Client “B” came to see us in November and has his suspension time reduced by 8 years exactly one month later. All of B’s suspension issues were from 7+ years prior and he should be driving legally shortly.





These "Suspension Credit" issues were not uncommon. They typically cause the most harm to the driver who believed everything was in progress, adjusted their lives to live without a license for a short time, only to find out the credit never started and the suspension would have to be served AGAIN in full! Many of these drivers had this happen at a young age or when living in a different state. The date October 20th, 2018 is an important date in driver's license law history.

I'm happy to hear the state is listening and making changes to make Pennsylvania an easier state to work and school in. No longer does a student or out of state worker have to fear a bureaucratic nightmare if caught up in the PA Suspension Snowball.

Remember: If you are stuck in the Suspension Snowball or have any problems with license suspension issues, you can contact me for help getting back on the road. 

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