Tag: cars
National Police arrest 24 in bust of international gang exporting high-end vehicles from Spain
IN A JOINT operation with the authorities in Romania, the National Police have arrested 21 people and recovered 24 high end cars that had...
120 abandoned cars towed away in Spain’s Marbella
MARBELLA city council has removed more than 120 nuisance vehicles from public roads in the first semester.
A total of 123 abandoned vehicles have been...
More motorists ditch cars for electric bikes to save money as petrol prices rise
Motorists are ditching their cars for bikes to save money, especially after the government scrapped the 20 cents per litre fuel discount.
About 20 million...
Thieves stole dozens of catalytic converters from cars in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
THREE people have been arrested for stealing 39 catalytic converters from parked cars in Alicante and Valencia Provinces.
28 units were taken at night in...
Spain will host debut of world’s first official Formula 1 travelling exhibition
MADRID will be the first host of Formula 1's new travelling exhibition dedicated to the championship’s history.
The showcase created in association with production company...
Sevilla couple spend summer holiday robbing cars at Costa Blanca beaches in Spain
A Sevilla couple used their August holiday to rob 16 cars parked at Costa Blanca beaches and used stolen bank cards in Benidorm businesses.
The...
Benidorm spending over €1 million on ‘low emissions’ zone close to popular beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca
WORK on creating a Low Emissions Pedestrian Zone(ZBE) on a busy Benidorm street will start in a few weeks time.
The €1.2 million project on...
Spain to allow 16 year-olds to drive micro electric cars
SPAIN is preparing a new driving licence to allow over 16s to get behind the wheel of low-horsepower electric vehicles with of up to...
Tourists warned over car rental shortage over Easter holidays in Spain
RENTAL companies may not have enough cars to meet demand during Semana Santa, industry chiefs have warned.
Feneval, the association of car rental companies in...
Spain poised to raise price of cigarettes and ban smoking on terrazas and in cars
SPAIN’S Ministry of Health is considering plans to raise the price of tobacco and ban smoking on terraces and inside cars as part of...
Spain refuses to ban fossil fuel cars by 2035 at COP26
SPAIN has opted out of a deal to ban fossil fuel cars from the roads by 2035 at the COP26 climate change summit in...
Millions of drivers entitled to claim €2,000 upwards in compensation after being overcharged at car dealerships across Spain
A NEW compensation scheme could see millions of drivers claim back between €2,000 and €9,000 after illegal price-fixing was detected at hundreds of car...
Rare classics celebrated with Open Day at Premier Bodyshop on Costa del Sol
VEHICLE repair specialist, Premier Bodyshops, celebrated a classic car open day on Saturday, September 25.
Aiden Hammond, the company director said that the ‘whole street...
Post-Brexit UK government forces British drivers in Spain to make changes to show “unity as a nation”
BEFORE Brexit, British number plates would feature the circle of EU stars with the letters ‘GB’ underneath it, simplifying and standardising travel abroad with...
Spanish social media star crashes Aston Martin just days after boasting to fans about his new car
A SPANISH influencer wrecked his brand new Aston Martin just days after boasting about his purchase on social media.
The luxury car, valued at €180,000,...
Green crackdown: owners of polluting cars face fines in Spain’s Catalunya
OWNERS of cars which pollute the atmosphere could face fines in Catalunya, the first Spanish region to consider such plans.
Vehicle owners will be penalised...
UNDER PRESSURE: Spain’s first high-pressure hydrogen refuelling station set up to prove viability of the green technology
SPAIN’s first high-pressure hydrogen refuelling station has been set up.
With a supply capacity of 700 bar pressure, the new station is part of a...
Spain will not ban the sale of diesel or petrol cars by 2040, but still aims to be carbon...
THE Government has announced that it will not ban the sale of diesel or petrol cars by 2040.
Car use in Spain back up to nearly 50% of the levels it was before lockdown
CAR use in Spain has already risen back up to nearly 50% of the levels it was prior to the state of emergency.
Fewer road accident deaths so far this year in Spain, compared to 2019, primarily due to the coronavirus lockdown
THERE have been fewer road accident deaths so far this year, compared to 2019.
Pollution levels in Spain reach historically low levels because of coronavirus
POLLUTION levels in Spain have decreased dramatically due to coronavirus.
Use of cars in Madrid rises, while use of public transport declines
THE use of cars in Madrid has risen in recent years, whereas the use of public transport has declined.
Electric cars at an ‘early stage’ as minister reveals 98% use of fossil fuels
One percent of all vehicles are powered to some extent by electricity, in figures released in Parliament recently,
Spain’s SEAT experiences most successful sales year EVER in 2019
SEAT sales grow by 10.9% to 574,100 vehicles in 2019.
Madrid bans old cars from city centre in CRACKDOWN on pollution
MADRID is banning aged cars from its city centre in a bid to reduce monster levels of air pollution.
The vintage veto, coming into effect...
Balearic transport system overwhelmed after 40% private car increase
POOR train routes and inconvenient bus routes have caused traffic to increase over 40% in the last decade in the Balearics, while it has...
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Supermarket strike is announced in Spain over the crucial Christmas period
SUPERMARKET and grocery shop workers in the Madrid area are set to strike over Christmas over wage rise demands.
The UGT trade union has announced...
