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.
Over 69,000 drivers were reported for speeding during a recent week-long control campaign by the Dirección General de Tráfico and the Guardia Civil.
Risk does not disappear simply because previous journeys ended safely.
Speed contributed to one in four Spanish road fatalities in 2024. To combat this, over 30 new radars have been activated, and Intelligent Speed Assistance systems are now mandatory for new vehicles.
Driving in Spain after losing all your licence points is a serious road safety offense under Article 384 of the Penal Code. This can lead to severe penalties, including prison sentences of three to six months, fines ranging from 12 to 24 months, or 31 to 90 days of community service. Spain’s points-based system, in place since 2006, allows for licence loss due to accumulated serious infractions, though point recovery courses are available. Common violations leading to point loss include speeding, mobile phone use, not wearing a seatbelt, and alcohol/drug use.