Tuesday sees the start of the second and most important phase of the special operation monitoring traffic flow for the Easter holiday period. The operation begins in all autonomous communities, with the exception of Cantabria, Catalonia and the Valencian Community, where it begins on Thursday. This phase is considered the most important of the year because of the volume and …

As one of the busiest periods of the year on Spain´s roads gets underway, the DGT has launched a special operation to ensure the safest and smoothest flow of traffic, as the sharp increase in vehicles offers a potential for delays, incidents and other traffic problems. The Plan The special operation runs from 15:00 on Friday, April 7, until midnight …

The special traffic monitoring operation that covers the Easter period began on Friday, with a total of 14.5 million long-distance journeys expected on the roads of Spain between now and the 28th of March. Like many special operations, the flow of traffic intensifies from the inland and city areas at the start of the period, and just before Easter weekend, …

During the Easter period, officers from the Guardia Civil on the island of Ibiza report that they detected 26 people who were driving under the influence of alcohol. Of those caught over the limit, 21 of them received administrative sanctions for the offence, on account of the alcohol levels registering more than 0,25 milligrams of alcohol per litre of air, …

Although he didn´t give any details away, King Felipe VI of Spain has been applauded this weekend for another stance in which he confirms that nobody is above the law, admitting to having been fined by the Guardia Civil for a traffic offence. The admittance came during a tour of the DGT headquarters in which the King took a tour …

The Spanish road network has returned to a calm normality late on Thursday evening after one of the busiest anticipated days of the Easter holiday period. One of the areas still registering queues into the evening was around the Torrevieja area, with the usual 8 kilometre stretch of the N-332 still moving slower than normal at the 16:30 time check. …

As the first major batch of tourists are arriving in Spain, coinciding with the Easter holidays, the Guardia Civil is promoting their information leaflet designed to offer helpful advice to visitors to the country. Available in multiple languages, the leaflet offers the usual advice for staying safe, and avoiding opportunistic crimes, for which tourists sometimes find themselves victims. It is …

Last weekend saw the roads of Spain start to look a little bit busier in the run up to Easter, but today sees phase 2 of the special operation commence, which starts at 15:00 on Wednesday, 1st April, and runs until 24:00 on Monday, 6th. Many coastal and mountainous residents have already noticed that Easter this year is set to be …