Reasons for the Traffic Police to Fine You

 

The traffic czar and his mighty organisation at the DGT are unceasing in their efforts to make the roads safer. In 2022, the traffic police handed out 5,542,005 fines (El País here). 

Speeding is the main offence, or driving in the left lane on the motorway while not overtaking, or crossing a double white line or using the phone or parking where you shouldn't or going the wrong way down a one way street, or driving drunk or stoned. 

Or not having a spare pair of spectacles in the glove box...

But there are other, less known reasons to help readjust the size of one's wallet...

Thus, noise-radars are arriving on the roads to control our output, with fines of up to 280€ (Autopista here), while wearing the wrong kind of sunglasses can cost us 200€ (ECD here). 

A fine of 200€ may be issued to drivers leaving the shopping on the back seat (La Opinión here) and of course for entering a ZBE (low emission zone) with the wrong sort of car or sticker (Autofácil here). 

Running out of petrol is a no-no (OKDiario here) and ThinkSpain has a list of other ‘driver distractions’ here.