Overview
- Ourense switched seven fixed cameras and one mobile unit from a 15‑month test to full sanctioning, with the mayor confirming they began issuing fines on Thursday.
- City limits of 30 or 50 km/h apply by street, and penalties follow the DGT scale from €100 up to €600 with up to six licence points deducted based on excess speed.
- In Girona, four fixed cameras installed in August recorded 13,276 offences between August 13 and November 17, led by the Avinguda de Josep Tarradellas i Joan device with 6,504 fines.
- On November 18, a Mercedes was clocked at 248 km/h on the A‑231 in Palencia; the 33‑year‑old driver tested positive for narcotics and the case was sent to the Carrión de los Condes court.
- Guardia Civil notes such road‑safety crimes can carry three to six months in prison, fines of six to 12 months or 31 to 90 days of community service, plus a one‑ to four‑year driving ban, as DGT reports €540 million in 2024 fine revenue from 5.41 million denunciations.