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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...
Judge sides with restaurant in Spain’s Basque Country that fined three diners €510 for failing to turn up
A JUDGE in Spain’s Basque Country has sided with a restaurant after it charged three diners €510 for failing to turn up to their...
Tough new animal welfare law approved for Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
THE Valencian parliament has approved a new regional animal welfare bill which is tougher than recently-passed national legislation.
The law imposes penalties of up to...
Vodafone Spain to pay out €6,000 to man who received marketing calls at all hours
SINCE January 1 2022, it has been illegal in Spain for telephone operators to make sales calls to customers during ‘siesta time’. But despite...
Energy companies probed in Spain over anti-competitive practices
SPAIN'S anti-trust watchdog, the CNMC, says it has opened an investigation into various energy companies over possible anti-competitive practices.
The CNMC did not specify the...
General Franco supporters face penalties for chanting fascist slogans at Madrid rally in Spain
AROUND a hundred people could be fined following a Madrid gathering on Sunday commemorating the anniversary of the 1975 death of dictator General Francisco...
Palma residents on Spain’s Mallorca slapped with hefty traffic fines blame delivery company for not handing over letters
HUNDREDS of residents of Palma face having to pay hefty traffic fines from previous years because, they claim, the company in charge of delivering...
Stag-do party pay penalty for drunken mayhem on high-speed Madrid-Malaga train in Spain
A Madrid court has fined 11 people nearly €700 each after a rowdy stag-do forced a delay to a high-speed train service between Madrid...
Electric scooter riders reminded they can face fines of up to €1,000 in Spain
ADMINISTRATIVE traffic body the DGT has reminded those riding electric scooters that traffic violations could result in a fine of up to €1,000.
It comes...
Call centres in Spain could be fined if customers have to hang on for more than three minutes
A new consumer bill in Spain promises to fine utility firm call centres who don't answer client queries fast enough.
The measure proposes a three-minute...
Spain booted out of 2023 Rugby World Cup in France for playing an ineligible player twice
SPAIN has been thrown out of the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France after fielding an ineligible player in two qualifying matches.
The decision was...
Illegal parties banned in clampdown across Balearic Islands that could see revellers fined up between €300 and €30K
ORGANISERS of illegal parties face massive fines of up to €300,000 in a crackdown by the Balearic Island government.
And guests could be left raving...
Barcelona in Spain bans smoking on all beaches from July to boost health and environment
BARCELONA'S beaches will become 'no-smoking' areas from this summer.
The permanent ban on lighting up follows a successful pilot on four beaches in the Catalan...
Climate change activists smear red paint on Spain’s Congress building in Madrid
CLIMATE change protestors daubed red paint on the steps leading to Spain's Congress building in Madrid on Wednesday.
Walls were also smeared as part of...
Man gets police fine after complaining over poor service from prostitute in Spain’s Valencia area
A man who paid a prostitute €30 ended up with a big fine after complaining about her to Albal's Policia Local.
The disgruntled customer walked...
Benidorm seeks to sweep up dog dirt to improve image of Spain’s top Costa Blanca resort
BENIDORM is looking to fine more dog owners who don't pick up their pet's mess from streets and pavements.
Police are focusing on city areas...
Beggars and prostitutes face fines of up to €3,000 in Spain’s Alicante City
FINES of up to €3,000 could be handed to beggars and prostitutes on Alicante streets after the city council passed a new wide-ranging ordnance.
The...
HOURLY RATE: Spain fines 1,274 companies a total €1.5 billion over working hours violations
THE Spanish government has raked in more than €1.5 billion in fines on companies who failed to properly record their employees’ working hours.
Since a...
DGT proposes to automatically issue fines for vehicles with no ITV circulating on Spanish roads
THE Director General of Traffic (DGT) is proposing - through the Congress of Deputies - that the hundreds of traffic cameras installed on...
Are town halls across Spain deliberately targeting expats for cash?
This is a question that begs to be answered after a spate of recent cases that have had devastating implications for expats living in Spain.
Spain to give back fines to people who broke 2020 emergency lockdown rules
FINES imposed for breaking Spain's 2020 'State of Alarm' COVID-19 lockdown are to be refunded.
The Ministry of Territorial Affairs said it will start giving...
Staff shortages mean just 13% of COVID-19 rule breakers have been fined in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of...
LEGAL staff have only been able to process 13% of fines imposed by police for breaking COVID-19 rules in the Valencian Community.
208,000 infractions have...
Partygoers in Sevilla face fines after police evict 60 people attending music show
AT LEAST 60 partygoers in Sevilla are facing fines for breaching COVID-19 rules.
Police were alerted to the get-together on Sunday morning (June 6) at...
Nearly one million COVID-19 traffic fines across Spain could be voided by slow administration
A RECENT investigation into the sanctions imposed during the first COVID-19 State of Alarm has revealed that almost 80% have yet to be processed....
More than 16,500 fines handed out in Spain’s Malaga for COVID-19 breaches since January
POLICIA local have reported that a total of 16,618 fines have been handed out in Malaga during the first quarter of the year for...
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