Etiqueta 'Traffic fines'
Make sure you are up to speed with Spanish traffic laws.

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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.

MDB Digital30/06/2025 12:27

Do not respond to the email being sent out.

Do not respond to the email being sent out.

Do not respond to the email being sent out.

Guardia Civil 18/04/2025

Do not respond to the email being sent out.

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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.

Humphrey Carter18/04/2025 10:43

Police in Mallorca issuing a parking ticket

Police in Mallorca issuing a parking ticket

A new procedure has been adopted for fines' notifications.

Archive 12/03/2022

Speed radar in Palma, Mallorca

Speed radar in Palma, Mallorca

Some 350,000 traffic fines issued in 2021 by Palma town hall.

Teresa Ayuga 15/02/2022

Parking ticket in Palma, Mallorca

Parking ticket in Palma, Mallorca

Parking violations - just one source of traffic fines' revenue.

Pere Bota 05/02/2022

Warning of speed radar in Palma, Mallorca

Latest headlines

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.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter19/11/2021 13:47

Calvia police will be carrying out more vehicle control campaigns.

Police

Calvia police fine one in five drivers

During a week-long campaign, fines were issued in respect of 46 out of 245 vehicles.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter31/01/2020 13:08

A familiar sight: Guardia Civil Trafico police.

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.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter24/10/2016 00:00