{"id":590841,"date":"2025-11-24T13:44:24","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T13:44:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/590841\/"},"modified":"2025-11-24T13:44:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T13:44:24","slug":"car-safety-beacons-becoming-compulsory-in-spain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/590841\/","title":{"rendered":"Car Safety Beacons Becoming Compulsory In Spain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Car Safety Beacons Becoming Compulsory In Spain.\u00a0<\/strong> The V16 emergency warning light will become compulsory in Spain on the 1st January 2026.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20474 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/V16-Car-Safety-Beacon-2.jpg\" alt=\"Car Safety Beacons Becoming Compulsory In Spain\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Car Safety Beacons Becoming Compulsory In Spain<\/p>\n<p><strong>New safety warning beacons are being brought in<\/strong> to replace the warning triangles currently in use by motorists in Spain.\u00a0 From 1st January 2026 every Spanish registered car, van, and minibus in Spain must have a V16 beacon inside.\u00a0 Drivers without the beacon will face an \u20ac80 fine.<\/p>\n<p><strong>One of the main advantages of the V16 beacon<\/strong> is that it can be deployed without the driver having to leave the vehicle, attaching magnetically to the roof.\u00a0 The beacon emits a 360 degree amber flashing light which can be seen a kilometre away.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20475\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20475\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/V16-Car-Beacon-.jpg\" alt=\"V16 Car Beacon\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-20475\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The V16 can be places on the roof of the car without needing to leave the vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>Geolocation For Faster Response<\/p>\n<p><strong>The DGT approved beacons include geolocation technology<\/strong> and are connected to the DGT\u2019s central traffic management platform.\u00a0 This enables automatic location sharing when the beacon is activated.\u00a0 The beacon transmits the vehicle\u2019s exact GPS location to the DGT\u2019s cloud system every 100 seconds.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The location sharing will enable a faster response<\/strong> in emergency and breakdown situations.\u00a0 The DGT system will immediately alert emergency services, inform other drivers via roadside variable message panels, and adjust traffic warnings.<\/p>\n<p>DGT Approved Beacons<\/p>\n<p><strong>The V16 beacon costs between \u20ac35 and \u20ac55<\/strong>.\u00a0 Only those approved by the DGT may be used on cars in Spain.\u00a0 You can see a list of these on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dgt.es\/muevete-con-seguridad\/tecnologia-e-innovacion-en-carretera\/Dispositivos-de-presenalizacion-V16\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official website here<\/a>. Many cheaper models won\u2019t be compliant with the new regulations, as these are often the older, non-connected V16 beacons which lack the essential GPS\/DGT 3.0 connectivity.<\/p>\n<p>Published: 24.11.2025<\/p>\n<p>Written by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/davejamesonair\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dave James<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/global.fm\/radio-advertising-spain\/\" title=\"newsad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/News-Ad-Global-Ads-2-1.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"newsad\"  \/><\/a><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>News On 93.6 Global Radio<\/p>\n<p>Keep up to date with all the latest news from the Costa del Sol with the coast\u2019s official English speaking radio station, 93.6 Global Radio.<\/p>\n<p>More Costa del Sol News Stories<\/p>\n<p>Some recent headlines from the Costa del Sol.  <a href=\"http:\/\/global.fm\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See all the 93.6 Global Radio News<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/global.fm\/news\/car-safety-beacons-becoming-compulsory-in-spain\/\" title=\"Car Safety Beacons Becoming Compulsory In Spain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"210\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/V16-Car-Beacon--400x210.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Car Safety Beacons Becoming Compulsory In Spain\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The V16 emergency warning light will become compulsory in Spain on the 1st January 2026.\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/global.fm\/news\/storm-claudia-helps-reservoirs-recover\/\" title=\"Storm Claudia Helps Reservoirs Recover\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/La-Concepcion-Full-Reservoir-Malaga-400x240.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Storm Claudia Helps Reservoirs Recover\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Storms and torrential rain last weekend have boosted water levels in Malaga Province\u2019s main reservoirs after a summer of water shortages.\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/global.fm\/news\/butane-bottles-costing-less-on-the-costa-del-sol\/\" title=\"Butane Bottles Costing Less On The Costa Del Sol\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"210\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Butane-Gas-Bottle-400x210.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Butane Bottles Costing Less On The Costa Del Sol\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The price of butane gas cylinders has fallen for the third time to \u20ac15.46 following a review.\n<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Car Safety Beacons Becoming Compulsory In Spain.\u00a0 The V16 emergency warning light will become compulsory in Spain on&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":590842,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5312],"tags":[2000,299,104],"class_list":{"0":"post-590841","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\/115604979007905731","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/590841","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=590841"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/590841\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/590842"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=590841"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=590841"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=590841"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}