tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20770985.post115218058821480631..comments2018-07-15T22:36:02.769+02:00Comments on El Casareño Inglés: El Nuevo permiso por puntos: 2El Casareño Ingléshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05562095204894019667noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20770985.post-1152366393040665912006-07-08T15:46:00.000+02:002006-07-08T15:46:00.000+02:00The system here can be tougher than appears at fir...The system here can be tougher than appears at first sight.<BR/><BR/>Although the rules say you can only lose up to eight points at a time (and therefore keep your licence), this does not apply to the muy grave (very serious) offences.<BR/><BR/>For those offences (6 points) you can have your licence taken away even for just one offence. The most serious report so far involved a driver who was stopped and was cited for 19 points in one go because they involved a number of very serious, 6 point infractions.<BR/><BR/>Spanish traffic police are particularly worried at the rising number of offences involving driving under the influence of drugs - Spain has one of the fastest growing cocaine using populations in Europe.El Casareño Ingléshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05562095204894019667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20770985.post-1152336230796346212006-07-08T07:23:00.000+02:002006-07-08T07:23:00.000+02:00Recent research appears to indicate that yacking o...Recent research appears to indicate that yacking on a hands-free mobile phone whilst driving is as bad or worse than D&D (or DUI). Yet in Spain it's apparently considered only half as sinful.<BR/><BR/>Astonishingly, even drunk-driving is considered only half as bad as in the UK, where a mandatory disqualification is de rigeur for exceeding 35mg in breath (80mg/100ml in blood).<BR/><BR/>In the Gulf, there is zero tolerance for D&D. <I>Suspicion</I> of <I>any</I> alcohol in the driver's system will earn him 30 days in the slammer followed by a hefty fine and probable deportation. The penalty is <I>much</I> higher if there is an accident or - heaven forbid - an injury.<BR/><BR/>I have given up having even a single drink before driving, having got away with it for ten years. It's straight tonic for me, and boozing is limited to at home, or associated with a designated driver or a taxi.Grumpy Goathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07944514711900089561noreply@blogger.com