inibição de conduzir
Published 5 November 2026, 15:07
inibição de conduzir (driving ban, disqualification)
An additional penalty on top of a fine: for a certain period you may not drive. For a serious offence it is one month to one year, for a very serious one two months to two years. You hand in your licence to the traffic offences section of the PSP or GNR, and the period runs from the day you hand it in.
Where you come across it. A decision in a case about speeding, alcohol or using a phone at the wheel.
Paying the fine does not save you from the ban: the case continues precisely so that this penalty can be imposed. The law does not allow you to put off handing in your licence; driving while banned is the criminal offence of disobedience. If you are caught again within five years, the minimum period doubles.
Official website: ansr.pt/contraordenacoes/infracoes-ao-codigo