Download Free Spanish Drink-Driving Fine Appeal Template for Atxuri (Word/PDF)

Getting hit with a breathalyzer (alcoholemia) fine in Spain is a serious matter, carrying hefty economic penalties and potential point deductions from your license. However, Spanish traffic authorities are bound by strict administrative procedures. If there are procedural defects (defectos de forma)—such as missing calibration data for the breathalyzer, notification errors, or missing officer signatures—the fine can be successfully dismissed. This ready-to-use legal template helps you contest the sanction based on these technicalities.

Instructions on how and where to submit it in Atxuri

Once you have filled out the template below with your personal details and the specific violation data, you must submit the appeal (alegaciones) within 20 calendar days from the date the fine was notified. Since Atxuri is a neighborhood in Bilbao, Basque Country, administrative procedures can be handled through local or regional Basque traffic authorities, or via state bodies depending on who issued the ticket (Ertzaintza, Guardia Civil, or Policía Local de Bilbao).

• Online (Recommended): You can submit the document digitally through the Basque Government's electronic office (euskadi.eus) or the DGT electronic headquarters if applicable, using a digital certificate or BakQ.
• In-Person (Atxuri/Bilbao): You can present the physical document at any official registry office (Oficina de Registro). In Bilbao, the Registro del Ayuntamiento de Bilbao or designated Basque Government registry offices are standard venues. Ensure you bring two copies so one can be stamped as proof of submission (sello de entrada).
• By Mail: You can send it via certified mail (Correo Administrativo) from any Correos office, making sure the envelope is left unsealed so the postal worker can stamp the date on the first page of your document.

AL JEFATURA PROVINCIAL DE TRÁFICO / ERNETZANTZA / AYUNTAMIENTO DE BILBAO

EXPEDIENTE NÚM.: [Insert Case/File Number]
MATRÍCULA: [Insert Vehicle Registration Number]

D./Dña. [Insert Your Full Name], con D.N.I. [Insert Your ID Number], y domicilio a efectos de notificaciones en [Insert Your Full Address], calle [Insert Street Name], C.P. [Insert Postal Code] ([Insert City, e.g., Bilbao]), comparece y, como mejor proceda en Derecho, DIGA:

Que mediante el presente escrito, y dentro del plazo legal de 20 días hábiles conferido al efecto, formula ESCRITO DE ALEGACIONES contra la denuncia de fecha [Insert Date of Fine] notificada en relación con el expediente de referencia, y ello en base a los siguientes:

HECHOS

PRIMERO.- Que con fecha [Insert Date], se me ha notificado denuncia por presunta infracción al Art. 20 del Reglamento General de Circulación (conducir con tasa de alcohol superior a la reglamentaria).

SEGUNDO.- Que tras la revisión del expediente y del boletín de denuncia, se aprecian claros DEFECTOS DE FORMA que causan indefensión a esta parte, de conformidad con la Ley 39/2015, del Procedimiento Administrativo Común de las Administraciones Públicas. En concreto, [Describir brevemente el defecto, ej: no consta el certificado de homologación y verificación periódica del etilómetro utilizado, o existen contradicciones en la hora de los test].

FUNDAMENTOS DE DERECHO

ÚNICO.- Respecto a los vicios y defectos formales del procedimiento sancionador. La jurisprudencia exige que en las denuncias por alcoholemia se acredite fehacientemente el correcto estado metrológico del aparato medidor (etilómetro), debiendo constar en el expediente los datos relativos a la homologación, número de serie y última revisión periódica, extremos que no quedan debidamente acreditados o notificados en la presente denuncia, vulnerando las garantías jurídicas del presunto infractor.

En su virtud,

SOLICITA A ESTE ÓRGANO:

Que tenga por presentado este escrito, se sirva admitirlo, y tenga por formuladas en tiempo y forma alegaciones contra el expediente de referencia, acordando la ARCHIVAMIENTO Y SOBRESEIMIENTO del mismo al carecer de los requisitos formales esenciales exigidos por la normativa aplicable.

En Atxuri, Bilbao, a [Insert Day] de [Insert Month] de [Insert Year].

Fdo.: [Your Signature]

[Your Printed Name]

Additional documentation required

To maximize your chances of success when submitting this appeal from Atxuri, make sure to attach supporting documents. These typically include a copy of your National Identity Document (DNI/NIE), a copy of the notification letter or traffic ticket (boletín de denuncia), and any evidence you might have that contradicts the agent's report (such as witness statements, photographs, or medical reports if applicable). If you are contesting the calibration of the breathalyzer, specifically request in your document that the administration provides the calibration certificate (certificado de metrología) in their response.

Expert tip: Never ignore a traffic fine notification, even if you plan to appeal. Missing the strict 20-day window means you forfeit the right to a 50% early payment discount and the chance to present procedural defenses, leaving the administration free to execute coercive collection measures through your bank accounts.