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Question 4392

If you refuse to take the alcohol detection tests, can the officers immobilize your vehicle?

  1. No, because by refusing to take the test they cannot check whether you exceed the maximum blood alcohol level.
  2. No.
  3. Yes, and you are also committing a criminal offense.
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Correct answer: Yes, and you are also committing a criminal offense.

Yes. If you refuse the test, like the driver in the image pushing the breathalyzer away with his hand, the officer may immediately prevent your vehicle from being driven further. Also, if you are driving a motor vehicle or a moped, refusal is a criminal offense punishable by imprisonment and loss of the right to drive.

Real Decreto Legislativo 6/2015, de 30 de octubre, por el que se aprueba el texto refundido de la Ley sobre Tráfico, Circulación de Vehículos a Motor y Seguridad Vial · Ley Orgánica 10/1995, de 23 de noviembre, del Código Penal