{"id":312392,"date":"2025-08-02T16:55:17","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T16:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/312392\/"},"modified":"2025-08-02T16:55:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T16:55:17","slug":"uk-tourists-in-spain-who-breach-7am-to-8pm-rule-face-e200-fine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/312392\/","title":{"rendered":"UK tourists in Spain who breach 7am to 8pm rule face \u20ac200 fine"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tourists in holiday hotspot have been warned that they could be left \u20ac200 (\u00a3174) out of pocket – just for entering the wrong part of town.\"UKUK tourists in Spain who breach 7am to 8pm rule face \u20ac200 fine<\/p>\n

UK tourists heading to Spain have been warned they could be fined \u00a3174 for a little-known driving error. UK tourists heading to the European Union<\/a> holiday hotspot have been warned that they could be left \u20ac200 (\u00a3174) out of pocket – just for entering the wrong part of town.<\/p>\n

Motoring experts at Number 1 Plates issued a Low Emission Zones (ZBE) warning, saying: \u201cIt\u2019s not a suggestion \u2014 it\u2019s the law. And British drivers are just as likely to be fined as locals.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou could be fined before you\u2019ve even found a parking spot,\u201d Number 1 Plates warned. In Spain, since January 2023, new low-emission zones (LEZ) have been introduced in 149 towns and cities. This concerns the major cities (Madrid, Barcelona, Cordoba, Seville…) but also all towns with more than 50,000 inhabitants.<\/p>\n

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Vehicles with French number plates cannot purchase a Spanish sticker. However, the French Crit’air sticker is recognised in Spain. There is therefore no need to buy a Spanish sticker. However, it’s better to check the equivalence between the French classification and the Spanish classification.<\/p>\n

Unless your car is registered, approved, or exempt, you risk being slapped with an on-the-spot \u20ac200 fine – or \u00a3174.<\/p>\n

In Barcelona, it is compulsory to register your vehicle before entering the city. If your vehicle meets the environmental criteria set by the city, you will be granted a long-term permit to drive in Barcelona. Otherwise, you will need to apply for occasional access limited to 24 days a year. The LEZ is active Monday to Friday from 7am to 8pm.<\/p>\n

You need to register online and pay a fee of 7 euros. Parkers says: “Spain also recently tightened rules on wearing protective clothing and helmets for motorcyclists, so make sure your gear is up to scratch before riding in the country.<\/p>\n

“And perhaps it goes without saying, but in Spain they drive on the right \u2013 keep that in mind if you\u2019re used to driving in the UK only.<\/p>\n

“You\u2019ll certainly want to know speed limits, speeding fines and other rules of the road for driving in Spain, so read on below to find out everything you need.<\/p>\n

“Unlike in the UK there are also legally-required items to have in your car, so check the list below and you\u2019ll be covered.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tourists in holiday hotspot have been warned that they could be left \u20ac200 (\u00a3174) out of pocket –…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":312393,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5312],"tags":[2000,299,104],"class_list":{"0":"post-312392","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-spain","8":"tag-eu","9":"tag-europe","10":"tag-spain"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114960225047608246","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/312392","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=312392"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/312392\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/312393"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=312392"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=312392"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=312392"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}