Drink Driving Offences in Portugal

Portugal has strict laws and penalties for driving after drinking alcohol. This service offers legal help to English-speaking people living in or visiting Portugal who face a drink-driving charge. It explains your rights and options and treats each case on its own facts.

How it works

• First talk: understanding what happened and giving first advice.
• Representation: going with you to legal hearings and speaking for you in court if needed.
• Negotiating: working towards lower penalties or other solutions.
• Ongoing help: advice throughout the process.

What the service includes

• Explaining the legal limits for alcohol in the blood and the penalties.
• Guidance on police procedures, such as breath tests and blood tests, and making sure your rights are respected.
• Trying to reduce fines, penalty points on your licence or driving bans.
• Help in more serious cases, where the alcohol level is above the higher limits set by law.
• Help in English, from lawyers who understand the problems people from abroad face.