All this week, including through the weekend, the Guardia Civil are paying even closer attention to road users than usual, looking specifically at those breaking the speed limit. The aim of the campaign, which is a regular one on the calendar of special attention, is with the aim of reducing incidents and collisions and the consequences derived from them. In …

It seems to get earlier in the season each year when stories are shared through social media channels explaining certain summer fines such as those for driving when wearing flip flops. Firstly, let us be clear, driving in flip flops, or other inappropriate footwear, can be very dangerous, as was the case in 2016 when a loose fitting sandal got …

A few months ago, the Directorate General of Traffic (DGT) launched its Electronic Office, a website designed to facilitate all kinds of traffic related functions without the need for making an appointment or going to your local trafico office. In recent months, as previously featured, the miDGT app has also been operational, the application that allows you to carry all …

With the declaration of the State of Alarm due to the COVID-19 pandemic, sleep problems in Spain have increased by 30%. Driving without having slept well, either for this reason or for others, such as suffering from sleep apnoea, increases the risk. Before quarantine began, almost 60% of Spanish residents reported trouble sleeping. That percentage could have reached up to …

The DGT has launched a new app that is the first step to providing documentation in digital form, allowing you to carry your driving licence on your mobile. The miDGT app – which has already been downloaded over a million times – allows you to leave your licence at home as it serves as a replacement for the official document. …

When an insured vehicle travels to certain countries, the owner is responsible for ensuring that a “green card” is issued by the insuring company, however, from next year, that document when issued in Spain will no longer be green. As leading ex-pat insurer Ibex Insurance explained, after many years of working on the proposal initiated by Ofesauto, the ‘Consejo de …

The city of Málaga is launching a test of an autonomous bus, which will be a pioneering experiment into the viability of new smart-city mobility projects. Although tests of autonomous buses have already been carried out in various locations, this one is the first to use a vehicle which is a standard-sized bus, rather than a scaled down version. The …

As technology advances, so do the safety features of our vehicles. The near future may well see autonomous vehicles on the roads, but they will still have to mix with cars of today, and yesterday, for some time yet.   Sadly, the risk of death or serious injury is multiplied by two when comparing incidents that occur with vehicles 10 …