When a **professional driver** loses all the points on their license for the first time, they can obtain their license again after **3 months**. This is because, although generally one must wait **6 months** to recover the license after losing all the points, professional drivers have a reduced waiting period of **3 months** on their first total loss of points. After this period, they must complete a 24-hour course and pass an exam at the Traffic Headquarters to recover their license. If they lose all the points again within the following three years, the waiting time increases to **12 months**.