How the card works by points

The card by points incorporates a system that punishes drivers who commit infractions at the wheel and rewards those who do not cause problems for a certain time. Thus, the continuity of good driving is sought. On the other hand, if you lose all of them due to one or more infractions, your card will be automatically withdrawn and you will have to take a 24-hour course in an authorized driving school to recover the points on your driver's license, and obtain your license again. certificate.

Do you want to know more about the operation of this system ?, in .com we explain how the card works by points .

Steps to follow:

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If at the time this system came into force on July 1, 2006, you had more than three years with a driving license, you started with 12 points . On the contrary, if you were less than three years old, you started with 8 points . Depending on the number of fouls you have committed at the wheel you will have lost, or not, more or fewer points. You can check your number of points in our article how to know how many points I have on my driving license.

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Points are lost when a driving infraction is committed. The Police or the Civil Guard proceed to denounce the driver and the corresponding points are subtracted. Depending on the type of infraction that has been committed, 2, 3, 4 or 6 points can be lost at once. In addition, it is probably punishable by a fine.

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It leads to the loss of 2 points :

Exceed the speed limits in more than 20 Km / h.
Drive without wearing the corresponding lights.
Drive without wearing a seat belt. This applies to both the driver and the passengers if they also have a driver's license.
Driving on a motorcycle with a passenger under 12 years old.

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It leads to the loss of 3 points :

Exceeding the speed limits in more than 30 km / h.
Do not keep the safety distance with another vehicle.
Circular without lights in situations of little or very little visibility.
Use headphones when driving or any mobile phone device (no hands-free).
Stop or park the vehicle in dangerous places or where traffic is seriously impeded.

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It leads to the loss of 4 points :

Driving without a driver's license.
Circulate with a vehicle that is not registered, that does not have the valid administrative authorization or that does not comply with the regulations of the ITV.
Driving with an alcohol level higher than the allowed one, higher than 0, 25 mg / l. In the case of the professionals of the steering wheel, this rate will be 0.15 mg / l.
Skip a Stop signal.
Drive back on a highway or highway.
Do not respect the signals of the agents or the red light of a traffic light.

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It leads to the loss of 6 points :

Driving under the effects of drugs.
Driving with an alcohol level higher than the allowed one, higher than 0.75 mg / l. In the case of professionals, this rate will be 0.30 mg / l.
Drive recklessly.
Exceed the allowed speed limit by more than 50%.

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If you have lost part of them, you can recover the driving license points by completing a reeducation and road awareness course that lasts 12 hours. Only one course can be taken every two years and the number of points that can be recovered is a maximum of 4. The professionals of the steering wheel will be able to carry out a course of this type every year.

On the contrary, if you have lost all of them and therefore have your driver's license withdrawn, you must spend a minimum period of 6 months before being able to recover the points of the driver's license and the certificate itself (3 months in the case of professional drivers). In addition, you must carry out a reeducation and road awareness course that lasts 24 hours. At the end of this course you will have to perform a theoretical test related to it. If it is overcome, you will recover 8 points, no more.

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On the other hand, every three years, those drivers who have not committed any infraction that entails the withdrawal of points will be rewarded with 2 more points on their card. In this way, and since the system of the card by points came into force on July 1, 2006, in July 2009 drivers who keep the 12 points of their card will see this number increased to 14. The maximum number of points that a driver can have is 15, so if you spend three years with 14 points on the card and without committing any infraction, only one more will be added after that period.

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