Loss of validity due to loss of points credit and obtaining a new driving permit or license is one of the topics in the Driving license and violations block of the Spanish DGT theory. The driving licence, the points system, the offences and their penalties. Understanding this section well helps you answer the theory-exam questions on this topic with confidence.
In simple terms, this point of the DGT theory establishes that 1. The autonomous body, the Central Traffic Headquarters, will declare the expiration of a driving permit or license when its holder has lost all of the assigned points, as a result of the application of the scale set out in Annexes II and IV.
The licences-and-offences block is tested with exact data (points, deadlines, penalties): it pays to memorise the key figures.
- The autonomous body, the Central Traffic Headquarters, will declare the expiration of a driving permit or license when its holder has lost all of the assigned points, as a result of the application of the scale set out in Annexes II and IV. Once the total loss of assigned points has been confirmed, the Administration will, within fifteen days, notify the interested party of the agreement declaring the expiration of their driving permit or license.
In this case, the holder will not be able to obtain a new permit or driver's license until six months have passed since notification of the agreement. This period will be reduced to three months for professional drivers.
If, within three years of obtaining a new driving permit or license, its validity is voided due to the loss of all assigned points, a new driving permit or license cannot be obtained until twelve months have passed since notification of the decision. This period will be reduced to six months for professional drivers.
- The holder of a driving permit or license whose loss of validity has been declared as a result of the total loss of the assigned points may again obtain a driving permit or license of the same class that he or she held, after the periods indicated in the previous section have elapsed, after taking and successfully passing a road safety awareness and re-education course and subsequently passing the tests that are determined by regulation.
- The road safety awareness and re-education courses will have the duration, content, and requirements determined by the Minister of the Interior.
The road safety awareness and re-education courses will last a maximum of 30 hours for those seeking to obtain a new driver's license.
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