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UPDATE: No, Brits in Spain don't have to apply to exchange their driving licence before Brexit day
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.
MAP: The Spanish motorway routes that will become toll-free in 2020
Motorway sections in the Valencia region, Andalusia and the Basque Country are set to become toll-free in 2020.
This is what I learned after my car broke down in Spain
The Local Spain's Editor shares her experience of breakdown on a roadside in Spain, and why it's best to avoid doing it during August.
Spy in the sky: Drones will be monitoring roads in Spain to catch bad drivers
Today (August 1st) sees the start of a new initiative by Spain’s traffic authority – to use drones to catch drivers flouting traffic laws or driving too fast.
What you need to know about Spain’s new road laws
Spain is planning to lower speeds and crack down on mobile phone use at the wheel with heftier penalties. Here’s what you need to know about the upcoming changes.
Spanish roads see surge in traffic fatalities this summer
Spanish roads have been their deadliest since 2012 this summer with a total of 259 people losing their lives in traffic accidents during July and August.
Elephant killed when circus truck overturns on Spanish motorway
An elephant died and four others were injured Monday when a circus truck carrying them crashed on a Spanish highway, prompting an elaborate rescue after the animals tipped onto the road.
Five teens killed in tragic minibus crash
Five teenagers from a youth football team were killed when their minibus crashed into a mechanical digger on a country road in southern Spain on Thursday night, officials said.
€2.4 billion bailout for Spain's 'ghost' roads
Spanish toll-road operators on the brink of going bust have been offered a lifeline in the form of a nationalization package that would see the state take on €2.4 billion ($3.3 billion) of the €4.6 billion that the companies owe to creditors.
Spain's roads double the cost of Germany's: study
A new EU study revealing that roadbuilding in Spain costs almost twice as much as in Germany has led to demands for explanations and investigations into procurement practices.