Spain traffic warning of €30,000 fine
During a police check, it is always advisable to be able to justify the presence of any object inside the car and demonstrate that it does not pose a risk to traffic or the safety of the occupants.
Do not respond to the email being sent out.
Do not respond to the email being sent out.
Spain alert over fake messages from the DGT (Directorate General of Traffic)
The email received is identified with the subject line: ‘Notification of Fine for Illegal Parking – Payment required’, and it provides a link for the alleged payment of an outstanding traffic fine via the ‘Pay the Fine’ button.
Police in Mallorca issuing a parking ticket
A new procedure has been adopted for fines' notifications.
Barrage of complaints about non-receipt of Palma fines' notifications
Employees at the company responsible for delivering fines' notifications have been arrested.
Speed radar in Palma, Mallorca
Some 350,000 traffic fines issued in 2021 by Palma town hall.
Half of drivers issued with Palma fines are not notified
National law sets out procedures for delivering notification of fines.
Parking ticket in Palma, Mallorca
Parking violations - just one source of traffic fines' revenue.
Almost 1,000 traffic fines per day in Palma
The number of traffic fines has shot up considerably.
Palma speed radars detect over 1,000 violations a day
If the town hall actually took in all the revenue, this would be more than 25 million euros so far this year.
Bylaws
Incorrect fines for breaches of Palma restricted traffic zones regulations
A resident in Palma's centre has been wrongly fined over 2,500 euros.
Police
Calvia police fine one in five drivers
During a week-long campaign, fines were issued in respect of 46 out of 245 vehicles.
Transport
Traffic fines up, road deaths up
Speeding was the most common reason for traffic fines. Deaths on the roads, although up, are nothing like on the scale they once were.