In July 2006 a penalty point system (PPS) was introduced into
Spain in an attempt to reduce unsafe driving. With this new law
every driver (automobile or motorcycle) starts with twelve points
on their licence (only eight for the first three years of driving) and
they lose points every time they are caught breaking traffic laws.
When a driver has no points left, then they lose their licence to
drive (BOE, 2005). According to official data, two years after the
implementation of the PPS there was a 12% reduction in the number
of crashes and a 26% reduction in fatalities (DGT, 2009).