If you are looking to move to Spain to live, or are indeed already resident here, you must be familiar with traffic fines and how to deal with them once issued. Whether it's a Spanish speeding fine, a ticket for parking illegally or some other minor infringement, most of us fall foul of the law at one time or another. Read our brief guide below where we attempt to answer some of the most common traffic fine related questions.
You may want to share, bookmark or save this page for future reference in case you receive a fine. As in almost any country, traffic fines can be issued for any number of offences ranging from the very minor to the very serious. These include:. You can also be fined when filling up at the petrol station. If you are smoking, using a mobile or have left the radio or lights on, you can be fined up to Euros and have 3 points added to your licence. You will also want to make sure that your vehicle is clean as a dirty number plate can also mean a fine of 80 Euros.
Another lesser-known offence is to wash your car in the street. You may do this in the UK, but in Spain, it is forbidden and you will receive a fine if caught doing it. Want to give someone driving lessons?
Uh Uh! This is also an offence in Spain as to is driving with your arm hanging out of the window. This will depend on several things including whether you are a resident or non-resident in Spain. If you are a resident in Spain, a recent story will highlight the importance of why you need to provide the DGT with your correct address details if you move home. In a recent case, a driver moved to Benalmadena but failed to tell the DGT about his change of address.
He then proceeded to rack up 52 speeding tickets on the A7 in Mijas amounting to over 6, Euros. As all of the notifications had been sent to his old address, his bank account was then embargoed and he had to go to court to settle things.
