To find out how many points do you have on your driving license There are several methods that the DGT puts at your disposal. In this article we will focus on obtaining the number of points via Key. A system that will also allow you to know with which fines you have lost your points, if that has been your case.
The first thing you have to know is that the Key (or Cl @ ve) is an identification system that allows you to perform some procedures in public administrations from Spain. Among them is the "Consultation of the Balance of Points and Records" in the DGT, and these are the steps that must be followed, explained in a simple way:
How to know the points of the driver's license that I have
Enter the DGT
Enter the DGT page and click on the link “How many points do I have?”. You will find it on the main page, in the "Procedures and fines" section that is in the center of the page.
Click on Check Points
It will take you to the “Permit for points” where you should click on “Points Consultation”. A menu in which you can find other procedures that will help you if, when checking your points, you find that you have few or none left.
Click on Check points with Password
In the following menu, the DGT gives you the different options with which you can check the points on your driving license. The first two, with Key and with Digital Certificate, in addition to the points they will give you a list of sanctions that points have been taken off your card. Third, with username and password, we recommend it if you only want to know the points that your card currently has. In this article we cover the method of using the Key, so we continue with the option Consultation of Points With Key.
Electronic Identity for Administrations
By clicking on that link you will be leaving the DGT page to enter the Cl@ve page, that is: Electronic Identity for Administrations. Several options will appear there, among which you must choose Cl@ave PIN or permanent Cl@ave.
Enter your ID and password
After you select this option, it will take you to a page where You must enter your ID and your password of this system. If you don't have it yet, you should register in the Cl@ve system. Followed the page will give you the data you have requested: the points you have left on the license or driving license and the sanctions that have caused you some loss of points.
What is the maximum number of points on the driver's license?
The maximum points you can have is 15, but you have to meet a series of requirements before you get to have them. Drivers with less than three years of license will initially only have 8 points, as well as those who have had their driving license withdrawn and have later recovered it.
When a driver has more than 3 years of experience his points on the card are increased by four points until reaching 12. All those drivers who have not committed no infractions for three years will receive 2 more points. If during the next three years continue without committing any offense receive 1 point more. With which they have already reached their maximum of 15.
How does the points card work?
The Spanish driver's license by points works with a system of infractions that carry the point loss. If this type of infraction is not committed, the total computation of points increases to a maximum of 15. That is, when an offense is committed not only do you lose points but you stop opting for the increase in points for a while.
For example, driving manually using the mobile phone, programming the navigator or using headsets entails a 3 point loss. A maneuver is performed reversing on a highway or highway, they get lost 4 points. What if driving recklessly, in the opposite direction or participate in illegal races, 6 points are lost.
What happens if I lose all the points on my driving license?
When all the points of the driver's license are lost, it is necessary to deliver it to the Provincial Traffic Headquarters. From the moment the license is lost you will not be able to drive for 6 months (3 months professional drivers). Once the term has passed, the driver's license can be recovered if a certificate is received. road awareness and re-education course and approved a theoric exam.
The course duration of 24 hours and you can receive it during the 6 or 3 months that you are without a card. The exam theory about the course must be done after that period of card suspension has passed and to do so you have to make an appointment at the Provincial Traffic Headquarters. Once the card is recovered, will have 8 points again as if you were a new driver.
Keep in mind that if before losing your driving license you still it was within the period of 1 year in which you have to carry the L of new driver, there will be carry on. In the article How long do you have to carry the L for novice driver You have all the information about it explained in a simple way.
Where to take a course to recover the points of the driving license
The course to recover the driving license once all the points have been lost must be done at a driving school. The DGT itself offers a listing by provinces and localities where you can choose one to study. The price of the course is subject to government regulation so there should be no price difference between one driving school and another. Its price in 2018 is 405,22 euros in the peninsula, 394.80 euros in the Canary Islands and 387,41 euros in Ceuta and Melilla.
Hello, I have seen other methods to consult the points of the card in places, what I am not sure is if it is better to consult it with the password or with the digital certificate, as I understand, with the certificate you can download a legal receipt about your points and infractions, What do you recommend me to do? Because there are many methods, but I don't know if one or the other is better, thanks.