I have been driving less than 2 years.  I went to Court and received 6 points but I was not told by the Court I could not continue to drive.  Can I carry on driving until I hear otherwise from the DVLA?

As you are subject to the New Drivers Act, your licence is revoked as soon as you reach 6 penalty points.  Although the Court did not spell this out for you, the licence is revoked with immediate effect so you should stop driving.  As with all such matters “ignorance of the law” is no defence.  Whilst the DVLA will write to confirm the situation, the reality is your licence is no longer valid.