Offences and fines

How fines work

Minorup to €100No points.
Serious€200Points only for offences on the law’s special list.
Very serious€500Costs more for alcohol over 0.50 mg/l, drugs and refusing the test — €1,000 — and for a radar jammer — €6,000.

50% off within 20 days

Pay within 20 days of receiving the notice and you pay half. It applies to very serious offences too.

The points still go, in full.
Paying the reduced amount means giving up your appeal.
No discount: radar jammers, failing to name the driver, unpaid tolls, low-emission zones and the general distraction offence.

Legal basis: Traffic Act, art. 80, art. 93, art. 94

Speeding

The amount depends on the limit where it happened. Pick the limit and the table redraws.

Limit 20 km/h: recorded speed and penalty
Speed	Fine	Paid early	Points
21–40 km/h	€100	€50	none
41–50 km/h	€300	€150	2 points
51–60 km/h	€400	€200	4 points
61–70 km/h	€500	€250	6 points
71 and up km/h	€600	€300	6 points

Limit 30 km/h: recorded speed and penalty
Speed	Fine	Paid early	Points
31–50 km/h	€100	€50	none
51–60 km/h	€300	€150	2 points
61–70 km/h	€400	€200	4 points
71–80 km/h	€500	€250	6 points
81 and up km/h	€600	€300	6 points

Limit 40 km/h: recorded speed and penalty
Speed	Fine	Paid early	Points
41–60 km/h	€100	€50	none
61–70 km/h	€300	€150	2 points
71–80 km/h	€400	€200	4 points
81–90 km/h	€500	€250	6 points
91 and up km/h	€600	€300	6 points

Limit 50 km/h: recorded speed and penalty
Speed	Fine	Paid early	Points
51–70 km/h	€100	€50	none
71–80 km/h	€300	€150	2 points
81–90 km/h	€400	€200	4 points
91–100 km/h	€500	€250	6 points
101 and up km/h	€600	€300	6 points

Limit 60 km/h: recorded speed and penalty
Speed	Fine	Paid early	Points
61–90 km/h	€100	€50	none
91–110 km/h	€300	€150	2 points
111–120 km/h	€400	€200	4 points
121–130 km/h	€500	€250	6 points
131 and up km/h	€600	€300	6 points

Limit 70 km/h: recorded speed and penalty
Speed	Fine	Paid early	Points
71–100 km/h	€100	€50	none
101–120 km/h	€300	€150	2 points
121–130 km/h	€400	€200	4 points
131–140 km/h	€500	€250	6 points
141 and up km/h	€600	€300	6 points

Limit 80 km/h: recorded speed and penalty
Speed	Fine	Paid early	Points
81–110 km/h	€100	€50	none
111–130 km/h	€300	€150	2 points
131–140 km/h	€400	€200	4 points
141–150 km/h	€500	€250	6 points
151 and up km/h	€600	€300	6 points

Limit 90 km/h: recorded speed and penalty
Speed	Fine	Paid early	Points
91–120 km/h	€100	€50	none
121–140 km/h	€300	€150	2 points
141–150 km/h	€400	€200	4 points
151–160 km/h	€500	€250	6 points
161 and up km/h	€600	€300	6 points

Limit 100 km/h: recorded speed and penalty
Speed	Fine	Paid early	Points
101–130 km/h	€100	€50	none
131–150 km/h	€300	€150	2 points
151–160 km/h	€400	€200	4 points
161–170 km/h	€500	€250	6 points
171 and up km/h	€600	€300	6 points

Limit 110 km/h: recorded speed and penalty
Speed	Fine	Paid early	Points
111–140 km/h	€100	€50	none
141–160 km/h	€300	€150	2 points
161–170 km/h	€400	€200	4 points
171–180 km/h	€500	€250	6 points
181 and up km/h	€600	€300	6 points

Limit 120 km/h: recorded speed and penalty
Speed	Fine	Paid early	Points
121–150 km/h	€100	€50	none
151–170 km/h	€300	€150	2 points
171–180 km/h	€400	€200	4 points
181–190 km/h	€500	€250	6 points
191 and up km/h	€600	€300	6 points

Limit 130 km/h: recorded speed and penalty
Speed	Fine	Paid early	Points
131–150 km/h	€100	€50	none
151–170 km/h	€300	€150	2 points
171–180 km/h	€400	€200	4 points
181–190 km/h	€500	€250	6 points
191 and up km/h	€600	€300	6 points

Legal basis: Traffic Act, annex IV

Administrative: Any excess below the criminal threshold: fine and points from the table.
Criminal: Driving 60 km/h over the limit on an urban road, or 80 km/h over it on an interurban one.Penalty: Prison for 3 to 6 months, a fine or community service, and loss of the licence for 1 to 4 years.Criminal Code, art. 379

Catalogue

The Spanish wording is what the penalty notice will say. Any offence can be shared by its own link.

49 main offences, not the full list: every offence is in the DGT offence codes. Checked on September 21, 2026.

Phone and distraction

Serious
Utilizar, sujetando con la mano, dispositivos de telefonía móvil mientras se conduce
Holding the phone costs six points since 2022 — even to read a map, even stopped at a red light: the vehicle is still in traffic.
Fine
€200
Paid early
€100
Points
6 points
Legal basis: Traffic Act, art. 76.g)
Serious
Conducir utilizando manualmente el teléfono móvil o el navegador sin sujetarlo
Poking at a cradled phone or the built-in navigator is still an offence. Hands-free without touching is allowed.
Fine
€200
Paid early
€100
Points
3 points
Legal basis: Traffic Act, art. 76.g)
Serious
Conducir utilizando cascos de audio o auriculares conectados a reproductores de sonido
Banned even with a single earbud, cyclists included.
Fine
€200
Paid early
€100
Points
3 points
Legal basis: Traffic Act, art. 76.f)
Serious
Llevar en el vehículo mecanismos de detección de radares o cinemómetros
A radar detector is banned even unused. Warning apps that only replay DGT public data are legal.
Fine
€200
Paid early
€100
Points
3 points
Legal basis: Traffic Act, art. 76.g)
Very serious
Conducir vehículos que tengan instalados inhibidores de radares o cinemómetros
The priciest fine in the whole traffic code.
Fine
€6,000
Paid early
no discount
Points
6 points
Legal basis: Traffic Act, art. 77.h), art. 93.2
Minor
Conducir sin mantener la libertad de movimientos, el campo de visión o la atención permanente
Eating, doing make-up, rummaging on the next seat, a loose dog on your lap.
Fine
€80
Paid early
no discount
Points
none
Legal basis: Traffic Act, art. 75.b ter) · DGT offence codes

Parking and towing

Ordinary parking fines are set by each city in its own bylaw (ordenanza), so amounts differ everywhere — check your ayuntamiento’s website. A dangerous spot, a bus or bike lane and a disabled bay cost €200 by law; they are in the catalogue.

If your car has been towed

A car can be towed if it blocks traffic or pedestrians, or is parked in a disabled bay, a reserved lane, a loading zone, or a paid zone without a ticket or for over three times the time paid.
Fine, tow and pound are three separate bills. The tow and the pound are paid before the car is released; you can appeal afterwards.
The local police will tell you where it is: 092 in many cities, or the Guardia Civil on 062 outside town.
Bring ID, the car’s papers and money to pay. The exact list is on the pound’s website (depósito municipal).

Legal basis: Traffic Act, art. 105

Toll roads

Not paying a toll is an offence of its own, with a fixed amount.

Minor

Circular por un tramo de autovía o autopista sin haber realizado el pago del peaje

Fine: €100
Paid early: no discount
Points: none

No early-payment discount — that is what the DGT’s offence codes say.
The fine does not cover the toll itself: the operator charges that separately.
Using a telepeaje lane without a working device is also €100, with no discount and no points.

Legal basis: Traffic Act, art. 75.b bis) · DGT offence codes

Where to check the route and the toll

Which sections charge a toll is on the Ministry of Transport’s map and road catalogue; the tolls are on its toll-road page.

Points

A fine is paid once; points take years to come back.

12Starting balanceWith three years or more behind the wheel.
8First three yearsFor new drivers and anyone who got their licence back.
15MaximumBuilt up over years without offences.
8Most lost in one dayUnless one of the offences is alcohol, drugs or another of the most dangerous.
2Years without deductionsAnd the balance goes back to 12 on its own.
6Points back from a courseNo more than once every two years.
6Months without a licenceOnce the points run out. Then a course and the theory exam.

Legal basis: Traffic Act, art. 63, art. 64, art. 65

Sources

Where to check your own fines and points — and where the figures come from.

The figures on this page come from the Traffic Act and the DGT offence codes; the criminal thresholds from the Criminal Code.

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How fines work

Minorup to €100No points.
Serious€200Points only for offences on the law’s special list.
Very serious€500Costs more for alcohol over 0.50 mg/l, drugs and refusing the test — €1,000 — and for a radar jammer — €6,000.

50% off within 20 days

Pay within 20 days of receiving the notice and you pay half. It applies to very serious offences too.

The points still go, in full.
Paying the reduced amount means giving up your appeal.
No discount: radar jammers, failing to name the driver, unpaid tolls, low-emission zones and the general distraction offence.

Legal basis: Traffic Act, art. 80, art. 93, art. 94

Speeding

The amount depends on the limit where it happened. Pick the limit and the table redraws.

Limit 20 km/h: recorded speed and penalty
Speed	Fine	Paid early	Points
21–40 km/h	€100	€50	none
41–50 km/h	€300	€150	2 points
51–60 km/h	€400	€200	4 points
61–70 km/h	€500	€250	6 points
71 and up km/h	€600	€300	6 points

Limit 30 km/h: recorded speed and penalty
Speed	Fine	Paid early	Points
31–50 km/h	€100	€50	none
51–60 km/h	€300	€150	2 points
61–70 km/h	€400	€200	4 points
71–80 km/h	€500	€250	6 points
81 and up km/h	€600	€300	6 points

Limit 40 km/h: recorded speed and penalty
Speed	Fine	Paid early	Points
41–60 km/h	€100	€50	none
61–70 km/h	€300	€150	2 points
71–80 km/h	€400	€200	4 points
81–90 km/h	€500	€250	6 points
91 and up km/h	€600	€300	6 points

Limit 50 km/h: recorded speed and penalty
Speed	Fine	Paid early	Points
51–70 km/h	€100	€50	none
71–80 km/h	€300	€150	2 points
81–90 km/h	€400	€200	4 points
91–100 km/h	€500	€250	6 points
101 and up km/h	€600	€300	6 points

Limit 60 km/h: recorded speed and penalty
Speed	Fine	Paid early	Points
61–90 km/h	€100	€50	none
91–110 km/h	€300	€150	2 points
111–120 km/h	€400	€200	4 points
121–130 km/h	€500	€250	6 points
131 and up km/h	€600	€300	6 points

Limit 70 km/h: recorded speed and penalty
Speed	Fine	Paid early	Points
71–100 km/h	€100	€50	none
101–120 km/h	€300	€150	2 points
121–130 km/h	€400	€200	4 points
131–140 km/h	€500	€250	6 points
141 and up km/h	€600	€300	6 points

Limit 80 km/h: recorded speed and penalty
Speed	Fine	Paid early	Points
81–110 km/h	€100	€50	none
111–130 km/h	€300	€150	2 points
131–140 km/h	€400	€200	4 points
141–150 km/h	€500	€250	6 points
151 and up km/h	€600	€300	6 points

Limit 90 km/h: recorded speed and penalty
Speed	Fine	Paid early	Points
91–120 km/h	€100	€50	none
121–140 km/h	€300	€150	2 points
141–150 km/h	€400	€200	4 points
151–160 km/h	€500	€250	6 points
161 and up km/h	€600	€300	6 points

Limit 100 km/h: recorded speed and penalty
Speed	Fine	Paid early	Points
101–130 km/h	€100	€50	none
131–150 km/h	€300	€150	2 points
151–160 km/h	€400	€200	4 points
161–170 km/h	€500	€250	6 points
171 and up km/h	€600	€300	6 points

Limit 110 km/h: recorded speed and penalty
Speed	Fine	Paid early	Points
111–140 km/h	€100	€50	none
141–160 km/h	€300	€150	2 points
161–170 km/h	€400	€200	4 points
171–180 km/h	€500	€250	6 points
181 and up km/h	€600	€300	6 points

Limit 120 km/h: recorded speed and penalty
Speed	Fine	Paid early	Points
121–150 km/h	€100	€50	none
151–170 km/h	€300	€150	2 points
171–180 km/h	€400	€200	4 points
181–190 km/h	€500	€250	6 points
191 and up km/h	€600	€300	6 points

Limit 130 km/h: recorded speed and penalty
Speed	Fine	Paid early	Points
131–150 km/h	€100	€50	none
151–170 km/h	€300	€150	2 points
171–180 km/h	€400	€200	4 points
181–190 km/h	€500	€250	6 points
191 and up km/h	€600	€300	6 points

Legal basis: Traffic Act, annex IV

Administrative: Any excess below the criminal threshold: fine and points from the table.
Criminal: Driving 60 km/h over the limit on an urban road, or 80 km/h over it on an interurban one.Penalty: Prison for 3 to 6 months, a fine or community service, and loss of the licence for 1 to 4 years.Criminal Code, art. 379

Catalogue

The Spanish wording is what the penalty notice will say. Any offence can be shared by its own link.

49 main offences, not the full list: every offence is in the DGT offence codes. Checked on September 21, 2026.

Phone and distraction

Serious
Utilizar, sujetando con la mano, dispositivos de telefonía móvil mientras se conduce
Holding the phone costs six points since 2022 — even to read a map, even stopped at a red light: the vehicle is still in traffic.
Fine
€200
Paid early
€100
Points
6 points
Legal basis: Traffic Act, art. 76.g)
Serious
Conducir utilizando manualmente el teléfono móvil o el navegador sin sujetarlo
Poking at a cradled phone or the built-in navigator is still an offence. Hands-free without touching is allowed.
Fine
€200
Paid early
€100
Points
3 points
Legal basis: Traffic Act, art. 76.g)
Serious
Conducir utilizando cascos de audio o auriculares conectados a reproductores de sonido
Banned even with a single earbud, cyclists included.
Fine
€200
Paid early
€100
Points
3 points
Legal basis: Traffic Act, art. 76.f)
Serious
Llevar en el vehículo mecanismos de detección de radares o cinemómetros
A radar detector is banned even unused. Warning apps that only replay DGT public data are legal.
Fine
€200
Paid early
€100
Points
3 points
Legal basis: Traffic Act, art. 76.g)
Very serious
Conducir vehículos que tengan instalados inhibidores de radares o cinemómetros
The priciest fine in the whole traffic code.
Fine
€6,000
Paid early
no discount
Points
6 points
Legal basis: Traffic Act, art. 77.h), art. 93.2
Minor
Conducir sin mantener la libertad de movimientos, el campo de visión o la atención permanente
Eating, doing make-up, rummaging on the next seat, a loose dog on your lap.
Fine
€80
Paid early
no discount
Points
none
Legal basis: Traffic Act, art. 75.b ter) · DGT offence codes

Parking and towing

If your car has been towed

A car can be towed if it blocks traffic or pedestrians, or is parked in a disabled bay, a reserved lane, a loading zone, or a paid zone without a ticket or for over three times the time paid.
Fine, tow and pound are three separate bills. The tow and the pound are paid before the car is released; you can appeal afterwards.
The local police will tell you where it is: 092 in many cities, or the Guardia Civil on 062 outside town.
Bring ID, the car’s papers and money to pay. The exact list is on the pound’s website (depósito municipal).

Legal basis: Traffic Act, art. 105

Toll roads

Not paying a toll is an offence of its own, with a fixed amount.

Minor

Circular por un tramo de autovía o autopista sin haber realizado el pago del peaje

Fine: €100
Paid early: no discount
Points: none

No early-payment discount — that is what the DGT’s offence codes say.
The fine does not cover the toll itself: the operator charges that separately.
Using a telepeaje lane without a working device is also €100, with no discount and no points.

Legal basis: Traffic Act, art. 75.b bis) · DGT offence codes

Where to check the route and the toll

Which sections charge a toll is on the Ministry of Transport’s map and road catalogue; the tolls are on its toll-road page.

Points

A fine is paid once; points take years to come back.

12Starting balanceWith three years or more behind the wheel.
8First three yearsFor new drivers and anyone who got their licence back.
15MaximumBuilt up over years without offences.
8Most lost in one dayUnless one of the offences is alcohol, drugs or another of the most dangerous.
2Years without deductionsAnd the balance goes back to 12 on its own.
6Points back from a courseNo more than once every two years.
6Months without a licenceOnce the points run out. Then a course and the theory exam.

Legal basis: Traffic Act, art. 63, art. 64, art. 65

Sources

Where to check your own fines and points — and where the figures come from.

The figures on this page come from the Traffic Act and the DGT offence codes; the criminal thresholds from the Criminal Code.

Theory

How fines work

50% off within 20 days

Speeding

Catalogue

Phone and distraction

Utilizar, sujetando con la mano, dispositivos de telefonía móvil mientras se conduce

Conducir utilizando manualmente el teléfono móvil o el navegador sin sujetarlo

Conducir utilizando cascos de audio o auriculares conectados a reproductores de sonido

Llevar en el vehículo mecanismos de detección de radares o cinemómetros

Conducir vehículos que tengan instalados inhibidores de radares o cinemómetros

Conducir sin mantener la libertad de movimientos, el campo de visión o la atención permanente

Parking and towing

If your car has been towed

Toll roads

Circular por un tramo de autovía o autopista sin haber realizado el pago del peaje

Where to check the route and the toll

Points

Sources

Theory