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Question 5258

A driver who gets a positive result on an alcohol test...

  1. loses between 4 and 6 points on their driver's license.
  2. loses 2 points on their driver's license.
  3. can only be penalized with a fine of up to 600 euros.
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Correct answer: loses between 4 and 6 points on their driver's license.

Exceeding the alcohol limit costs you 4 or 6 points, depending on your breath alcohol reading. For drivers subject to the general limit, a reading above 0.25 and up to and including 0.50 mg/l costs 4 points, and above 0.50 costs 6. For novice and professional drivers, the ranges are above 0.15 up to and including 0.30, and above 0.30. You lose points in addition to paying the fine, and no range carries a 2-point deduction.

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 · 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 · Real Decreto 1428/2003, de 21 de noviembre, por el que se aprueba el Reglamento General de Circulación · Antigüedad y alcoholemia — Tráfico y Seguridad Vial, n.º 220, p. 64