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Warning for drivers in Spain: Make sure you have these documents in your car to avoid fines of up...

SPAIN'S traffic authority has warned of fines of up to €500 for drivers who fail to carry vital documents in their car. In a...

What are the new red lines being painted on roads across Spain? Follow this rule to avoid a €600...

RED lines are being painted on deadly roads in Andalucia in a bid to stop people from overtaking and causing fatal accidents. Spain's traffic...

Farmer strikes in Spain: Chaos to continue today with tractors blocking roads and ports from Malaga to Barcelona and...

FARMERS are continuing to cause chaos across Spain today as they enter a second day of strikes and protests. Fed-up agricultural workers plan to...

Police explain how cyclists in groups have priority over drivers at roundabouts in Spain

SPAIN’S Civil Guard has published a graphic on X (formerly Twitter) in a bid to clarify the rules of roundabouts when they are being...

Police in Spain ramp up spot checks to catch drink and drug drivers during the Christmas period – after...

SPAIN’S DGT traffic authority is ramping up spot checks in a bid to nab drink and drug drivers during the Christmas period. The plan, which...

WATCH: Driver in Spain is caught on camera eating his dinner with a spoon while travelling at 130km/hr –...

THIS is the moment a driver in Spain was caught on camera eating his dinner while travelling at 130km/hr. The shocking footage shared by...

Deadliest road in Malaga province is revealed: Figures show a surge in fatal car crashes this summer with at...

A TOTAL of 12 people have lost their lives on the road in Malaga province this summer, the deadliest figures in the last 10...

August Holiday Exodus: Spain’s Malaga Road Conflict Points Revealed

AS the August holiday exodus gets underway, the roads of Malaga are bracing for heavy traffic and potential bottlenecks. The National Traffic Authority in Spain...

Revving up for Summer: Spain’s traffic authorities activate first Special Summer Traffic Operation

SPANISH traffic authorities, DGT, have activated the 1st Summer Special Traffic Operation 2023. From today, Friday June 30 until Sunday July 2, coinciding with the...

Top speed camara in Malaga dishes out 130 fines per day

A SPEED camera in Malaga generates the highest number of fines in Andalucia, and fourth highest in Spain, according to the latest report from...

Pedestrians can face huge fines for distracted walking in Spain

PEDESTRIANS in Spain who walk distracted may face consequences. According to Spanish lawmakers, pedestrians who fail to pay attention while crossing a roadway and break...

Look mum, no hands! Moped rider fined €600 after recording TikTok dancing while on the road

THE CATALAN REGIONAL police, the Mossos d’Esquadra, have slapped a moped rider with a €600 fine and docked her six points off her driving...

May 1 and 2: Spain’s public holidays explained

IF YOU didn’t know already, this weekend will last three days, thanks to International Workers’ Day falling on May 1.  That means a bank holiday,...

Drivers warned as 1.3 million trips expected on Andalucian roads during Spain’s Labour Day weekend

SPAIN’S Directorate General of Traffic (DGT) will launch a special traffic operation this Friday, April 28, for the long weekend ahead of Labour Day...

Spain’s tourism sector hopeful of record-breaking Easter

SPAIN’S Easter break, which officially got underway at 3pm on Friday, is set to be a record-breaking one for the tourism sector, as the...

Explainer: Everything you need to know about swapping your UK driving licence for a Spanish one

TO THE relief of hundreds if not thousands of people across Spain, this week the Spanish Cabinet finally approved a deal on driving licence...

Pilot who crashed one of Spain’s traffic helicopters tests positive for cocaine and amphetamine 

A PILOT for one of Spain’s traffic helicopters, which are used to detect infractions on the road, has been arrested after crashing his aircraft...
Abusive partner ‘fatally poisons his two toddler daughters’ in Spain’s Andalucia before taking his own life

LISTED: Roads expected to be saturated during Semana Blanca in Spain’s Andalucia

AN increase in road trips are expected across the whole of southern Spain as people gear up to enjoy Andalucia Day which will be...

Spain’s traffic authorities step up policing, with 18.2 million car journeys predicted during the Christmas season

SPAIN’S DGT traffic department is predicting 18.2 million car journeys during the Christmas season this year, with ‘Operación Salida’, as the start of the...

DGT’s festive drugs and alcohol campaign in Spain’s Andalucia sees 47 drivers a day caught under influence of alcohol...

THE DGT’s (General Directorate of Traffic) six-day festive drugs and alcohol campaign, carried out at the start of the month between December 5-11, has...

Plug pulled on speed trap after motorists get fines refund on busy Costa Blanca highway in Spain

MOTORISTS are having speeding fines cancelled after complaining about inaccurate speed limit signs on the N-332 on the Orihuela Costa. The DGT traffic authority has...

Marbella council plans to regulate use of electric scooters from October

ELECTRIC scooter drivers will need to use helmets and get third-party insurance if they wish to continue riding them from next month. Currently, the scooters...

Almost 800 deaths on Spanish roads so far this year

ON average, six people die on Spanish roads every day and this year has seen nearly 800 people die in Spain as a result...

More drivers have died this summer in Spain, than in the year before the pandemic

SOME 225 motorists have died in Spain during July and August, 10 more than in the same months of 2019, according to official data. "It...
Abusive partner ‘fatally poisons his two toddler daughters’ in Spain’s Andalucia before taking his own life

Spain’s Andalucia sees out last weekend of August with zero fatal traffic accidents

ANDALUCIA has finalised the last weekend of August with zero traffic fatalities. As August holidays come to an end, Andalucian roads have been heaving with...

Malaga speed camera generates the third highest number of fines in Spain

A SPEED camera in Malaga generates the highest number of fines in Andalucia, and third highest in Spain, according to the latest report from...

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