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Driving

Cars parked along Lisbon's tree-lined Avenida da Liberdade beside its long ornamental water feature and traditional Portuguese cobblestone pavement

Car Insurance (Seguro Automóvel) in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the Compulsory Third-Party Cover, the €6.45 Million Minimum Capital, What Happens If You Drive Uninsured, and the Fundo de Garantia Automóvel

A practical 2026 guide to car insurance in Portugal: the compulsory third-party cover (seguro de responsabilidade civil automóvel), the €6.45M minimum capital, third-party versus comprehensive (danos próprios), the penalties for driving uninsured, the Fundo de Garantia Automóvel and insuring a forei
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Supremo Tribunal de Justiça's Acórdão 3/2026 Pins the Driving-Ban Penalty Clock to Final Judgement — Article 69(2) Closes the Voluntary Carta-de-Condução Surrender Loophole and Strips Pre-Trial Credit for Motoring Convicts

Supremo Tribunal de Justiça's Acórdão 3/2026 Pins the Driving-Ban Penalty Clock to Final Judgement — Article 69(2) Closes the Voluntary Carta-de-Condução Surrender Loophole and Strips Pre-Trial Credit for Motoring Convicts

STJ's Acórdão 3/2026 of 17 June pins the proibição de conduzir clock to trânsito em julgado, ruling that pre-trial voluntary licence surrender earns zero credit toward the driving-ban penalty under Article 69(2) of the Código Penal.
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