If you are bringing a vehicle to Spain from overseas and are a permanent resident there are a few important bureaucratic hoops you have to jump through. And it's important not to waste any time. Here's what you you need to know.
Spain’s traffic authority has new rules for overtaking cyclists on Spanish roads which come into effect on May 11th 2021. Here's what you need to know and how to avoid fines of up to €200 for not overtaking properly.
Spain is known by its European neighbours as being almost a ‘toll-free paradise’, but pressure from Brussels could mean this uncostly road utopia soon comes to an end.
Now that UK has left the EU, the process for being allowed to drive in Spain has become a bit more complicated. Here's what we know so far from British and Spanish authorities.
Despite lockdowns and mobility restrictions, 10,000 driving fines were handed out in Spain on a daily basis during 2020. These are the main reasons why drivers were penalised and the regions were most fines were handed out.
More than 650km of motorways (mainly in Catalonia) will become toll-free this year, but 2021 may also spell the end of toll-free driving on Spanish dual carriageways.
From July 1st, Spain's General Directorate of Traffic (DGT) will readjust the criteria for its environmental badge emission stickers of vehicles in the country. Here's what you need to know if you're a driver in Spain.
The UK's departure from the EU means British drivers snared by speed cameras on roads in Europe will no longer be sent fines. And those Britons, resident in the EU, who return to the UK in foreign registered cars will also avoid fines.
Spain's new Traffic Code came into force on January 2nd 2021, an updated rulebook which includes new speed limits for urban roads, harsher penalties overall as well as limitations to where e-scooters can be ridden.
We have some important news for those Brits who have struggled to secure an appointment with Spain’s traffic department in order to exchange their British driving licence for a Spanish one before the end of year deadline.
Spain’s traffic authority plans to lower the generic speed limit in urban areas from 50km/h to 30km/h to counteract the dramatic rise in accidents in recent years caused largely by delivery vehicles.
For those struggling to secure an appointment at Spain’s DGT in order to exchange their British driving licence for a Spanish one, there is finally some good news.
Keeping to the speed limit is a must on Spanish motorways, but pay special attention on the following road sections, as their speed cameras handed out a huge volume of speeding tickets in Spain in 2019.
UPDATE: Brits in Spain are being assured that they will be able to exchange their UK driving licence for a Spanish one anytime before the end of 2020, despite information on the DGT website.
In her latest column, Heath Savage, an Australian who swapped the Sydney suburbs for a restoration project in rural Galicia, describes the trials and tribulations of driving in Spain.
According to data released by Spain’s Traffic Directorate, there are 1,293 speed traps in Spain of which 661 are fixed cameras, 572 mobile units and 68 are traps that record your average speed over a set distance.
