How Changing Your Tyres Could Lead to a Speeding Fine
Altering tyre dimensions or ignoring incorrect pressures can alter your speedometer reading and reduce your radar margin of error under Spanish road regulations.
Altering tyre dimensions or ignoring incorrect pressures can alter your speedometer reading and reduce your radar margin of error under Spanish road regulations.
As the European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) urges member states to intensify enforcement of lower urban and rural speed limits, Spain’s traffic authorities are deploying more radars and section controls.
New speed cameras in Spain can see you long before you can see them, so slow down!
DGT has launched a special traffic operation for the long weekend of 15 August, deploying law enforcement, surveillance, and lane adjustments to manage over 7 million expected journeys while highlighting safety amid fire risks
The N332 Collection – 2025 Part 1 is the essential handbook for safe, legal driving in Spain. Covering the first half of 2025, it includes updates to traffic laws, roundabout rules, electric scooter legislation, speed limits, V16 emergency lights, and more—written in clear English by the team behind N332. Perfect for expats, residents and community groups across Spain.
Speed limit signs in Spain indicate the maximum permitted speed in kilometres per hour. While seemingly obvious, there’s often confusion about what these signs truly mean beyond normal situations and where the limit ends. This guide breaks down what speed limit signs tell us, clarifying that they denote a maximum, not a target, and explaining how their applicability changes based on junctions, hazards, and road types.