Driving licences – where are the points | M6 | Zone Interdite

In France, the law can be merciless. Just ask the 70,000 drivers who had their licenses confiscated in 2006! Infringements cost drivers a total of 8 million points off their licenses last year. Any suspension longer than six months automatically means retaking the driving test. Driving under the influence of alcohol” is a widespread problem, and drinking and driving certainly make a bad mix. Almost 30% of fatal accidents in France are caused by alcohol. To stem the alcoholic tide, traffic police mounted a record number of checkpoints across the country last year, leading to almost 9,000 charges of drunken driving. “