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Road Marks. Credit Ayntamiento De Valencia

EXPLAINED: What lies behind the strange square road surface marks that have appeared in Spain’s Valencia?

HAVE you seen them? Strange square road surface marks that are often mistaken for patches of roadworks and seem to appear overnight. The mysterious square

16 Sep, 2021 @ 13:45

Lead·Other News·Valencia

Day trippers to beaches in Spain’s Malaga cause 21 kilometres of traffic tailbacks

DAY trippers have added to the regular summer holiday traffic on the Costa del Sol this weekend—leading to tailbacks tallying some 21 kilometres with painfully

9 Aug, 2021 @ 10:00

Lead·Malaga·Other News

These are the five most common traffic violations with hefty fines on roads in Spain

HARD braking around speed cameras leads to dangerous driving and can see fines of up to €200 handed out warns the Department of Traffic (DGT).

9 Jun, 2021 @ 08:45

Lead·National News·Other News

Russian teen with no driving licence injures pregnant woman during police chase in Spain’s Marbella

The pregnant woman was taken by ambulance to a local health centre for treatment.

16 Nov, 2020 @ 11:09

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Camouflaged traffic van in Spain’s Malaga detects dozens of traffic violations a day – including SHAVING and having one arm out the window

The van doesn’t come equipped with speed cameras, but targets other serious driving offences instead

3 Aug, 2020 @ 13:29

Lead·Malaga

The €17 million plan set to solve the traffic woes between San Pedro, Puerto Banus and Marbella

The entrance into Puerto Banus is also set to be upgraded and there will be a new pedestrianised walkway linking the port with Nueva Andalucia

20 Jul, 2020 @ 17:12

Lead·Malaga

Lies and damned statistics

‘LIES, damned lies and statistics,’ as former British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli once said. Anyone can throw claims and figures about. It is what’s behind

2 Oct, 2019 @ 14:41

Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Gibraltar·Lead·Mallorca

Mayor of Madrid announces pedestrianisation in bid to smash car congestion

According to municipal data, there are currently 6,800 cars that use the area, including 4,000 taxis, 70% of which circulate around the square.

20 Sep, 2019 @ 16:36

Lead·Politics

REVEALED: How the EU helped ensure Spain’s ‘TERRIBLE’ drivers are no longer Europe’s worst

Regina Lankenau zooms in on how the EU helped ensure Spain’s ‘terrible drivers’ are no longer Europe’s worst

1 Sep, 2019 @ 09:01

Lead·Travel News

Madrid bans old cars from city centre in CRACKDOWN on pollution

MADRID is banning aged cars from its city centre in a bid to reduce monster levels of air pollution. The vintage veto, coming into effect

16 Dec, 2018 @ 10:00

Environment·Health·Lead

ROCKY ROAD: Drivers in Spain’s Andalucia narrowly escape falling five-tonne boulder

With a history of rock falls in the area the mayor took no chances in sealing off the highway ahead of heavy rain forecasts

21 Nov, 2018 @ 00:38

Environment·Granada·Lead·Malaga·Nature·Other News

#INMYFEELINGS: Police in Spain issue warning against viral dance challenge

The challenge, which sees people jumping out of cars to perform the dance, could result in 'criminal charges'

24 Jul, 2018 @ 16:57

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Balearic transport system overwhelmed after 40% private car increase

POOR train routes and inconvenient bus routes have caused traffic to increase over 40% in the last decade in the Balearics, while it has dropped

27 Apr, 2018 @ 12:00

Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Shocking photos of cars trapped in SNOW in Spain

AEMET continues to issue yellow weather warnings, as vehicles are being dug out of the snow on motorways in Castilla La Mancha

11 Apr, 2018 @ 17:44

Lead·Other News

Speed cameras in the Balearic Islands have raked in millions

THE SPEED camera on the motorway in Calvia caught over 11,000 speeding drivers in the first ten months of 2017, the highest on the island.

11 Jan, 2018 @ 10:40

Crime & Law·La Cultura·Mallorca

BREAKING: Reports of multicar pile up on A7 between Marbella and Estepona

THERE are reports of a multi-car pileup on the A7 motorway between Marbella’s San Pedro and Estepona. There is reportedly a huge tailback on the

14 Dec, 2017 @ 18:43

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Spain’s transport network prepares for travel chaos for five-day weekend

Extra speed cameras and patrol cars will be in place on traffic hotspots on the Costa Blanca and Costa del Sol.

5 Dec, 2017 @ 17:17

Environment·Lead·National News·Travel News

Huge traffic jam between Estepona and Marbella

AN incident on the A7 is causing major delays eastbound between Estepona and Marbella. The exact cause of the delays are unknown. There are reported

13 Jun, 2017 @ 10:16

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

US truckers earn more than those in Europe – but at what cost?

Joking about which side of the road people drive on around the world aside, it turns out that driving on European roads is safer than

14 Mar, 2017 @ 12:30

Columnists·Lead·Travel News

Madrid bans half of cars from its roads to tackle air pollution

Depending on pollution levels, the decision will be revised daily

3 Jan, 2017 @ 09:41

Business & Finance·Environment·Health·Lead·National News

New ‘smart-surveillance’ cameras installed on Spain’s roads

First of the new high-tech cameras has been installed on the motorway between Torre del Mar and Velez-Malaga

24 Dec, 2016 @ 10:48

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

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Car fire causes traffic chaos in Malaga

FIRE from a vehicle in the middle of the A-7 is causing traffic in Malaga. According to reports from the Malaga Traffic Control Centre the

20 Jul, 2016 @ 17:58

Lead·Malaga

Madrid to allow city centre access for cars carrying three or more passengers

Spanish capital has introduced measures to battle air pollution

2 Jan, 2016 @ 11:08

Environment

PICTURE SPECIAL: Car fire in Sabinillas

Traffic was brought to a standstill when a car caught fire in Sabinillas this morning

26 Jun, 2015 @ 12:44

Lead·Malaga

Guardia Civil police officers launch English language motoring website

A group of traffic officers are keeping expats up to date with road laws and news

19 Mar, 2015 @ 09:00

National News

BREAKING: Possible fatality as refuse lorry overturns near Marbella

There is currently a 10km tailback on the A7 with cars at a total standstill

5 Mar, 2015 @ 13:22

Lead·Malaga

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