According to collated data from the GNR and PSP police forces, more than a million drivers were caught speeding last year.
Last month meanwhile saw a rise of five percent in road accidents on January 2018.


Close to 11,000 accidents were registered by police during the first month of 2019, making it the month with the most accidents since 2016.


A total of 44 people lost their lives on Portugal’s roads last month, the same amount as in January 2018, with the deadliest district being Braga, followed by Porto and Santarém.