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The local police has withdrawn Jumilla, in just over a month, a total of 62 points since, in mid-October, will begin implementing the Traffic Act and Road Safety (LLST) which came into force in May.

Public Safety Councilman Primitivo Gonzalez has reported that the commitments made and the criteria with the Directorate General of Traffic, the first month of action of the local police made a report to the DG to incidents and removed items drivers of Jumilla.

This report shows that have made a total of 84 interventions, of which 22 were only administrative sanctions and have withdrawn a total of 62 points.

Gonzalez said the main causes have been talking on the phone driving and driving with blood alcohol levels higher than allowed, and under the influence of drug.

The Councillor for Citizen Security and Traffic believes that "there are many points that have been removed, so we must continue to raise public awareness to avoid these sanctions and the subsequent withdrawal of points."

Primitivo Gonzalez reports that it will "continue to conduct inspections, and we would like to see fewer penalties, and we recommend in the next dates of Christmas, which are days of drinking, being saved more careful and do not drive under effects of alcohol, so it is compatible leisure and holidays with the safety of oneself and the other drivers. "

The application of the deduction of points by the local police began Jumilla half of October.

The police act in its fields of competence, as does the Guardia Civil Traffic, "the issue is of enforcing something that is requiring the prosecution itself Driver Education in the Autonomous Community and the law in force which made nationally, "Gonzalez said.

Economic sanctions in the Traffic Act and Road Safety altered the amount of penalties, up to 100 euros are mild, severe to very severe 200 and 500 euros.

However, the municipalities of Murcia and have agreed to reduce mild sanctions and that its amount is 80 euros.

Also increases the bonus for early payment of penalties, which was previously 30% and is now 50% of all sanctions.

Primitivo Gonzalez recalls that "as announced by Interior Minister when he introduced this bill, the amount of economic sanctions of the complaints received will go entirely to actions on road safety, accident prevention and aid to the victims."

As for the decrease in points, the police apply the concepts that remove points, such as, for example, driving with an alcohol level above the permitted 6 points are removed license, driving under the influence of drugs other six points for breaching the obligation to submit to tests for alcohol or drugs 6 points for reckless driving are also removed six points for driving a vehicle with a permit not authorized to do so four points for breaching the laws of priority by the way, stop or yield, or failure to signal agents, four, or, among other things, for not wearing seat belts and other protective three points will be removed.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Jumilla