Talk Morgan Forums Thread Like Summary - Notification of Traffic Offence committed in Spain

Following a driving trip through France and Spain, I have received a fine for speeding in Spain. The notification states the date and time of the offence as 14:00 hours on the 25th May, 2025. Both my Dashcam and Garmin GPS trip log show I was in France at the time of the alleged offence. However, for the Direccion General de Trafico (DGT) to have a record of my car registration, a speed camera must have recorded an image of my car, but a copy of it was not included with the notification letter.

As both the dashcam and Garmin have recorded the same location and time the camera must be at fault in recording time. That being so, its accuracy in registering speed must be in doubt.

Communicating with the DGE isn’t straightforward. It has to be by post or telex. Email is not an option.

As I will probably return to Spain in the same car I don’t want to encounter problems in the future, so I’m inclined to grudgingly pay the fine on the basis it’s not worth wasting the time and effort to challenge it. However, knowing the DGE is wrong as to the time of any offence makes this unpalatable.

Has anyone had experience of dealing with Spanish speeding fines?

Hello Ken

I'm Spanish. And I can tell you that a fine without two clear pictures of your car passing in front of the camera/radar is FAKE. Did you receive it via email or via regular mail? Physical paper?

In Spain it is mandatory that the fine is accompanied by two photos of you passing by.

And I can tell you: you can perfectly pay via their official webpage. But I seriously doubt your fine is a real one. Sounds really fake. And FYI it's quite common to receive these fake fines at random, hoping someone takes the bait and puts in his credit card...

If you want to, please send me a PM and we share our emails so you can send me a scanned copy of what you received and I can check here on the DGT webpage if it’s a real fine or fake.

Best regards