The DGT has closed 2025 with a record number in Spain. According to official data from the General Statistical Yearbook 2025the number of complaints made has reached 6,106,354 sanctions. To put the figure in context, it is the highest obtained since records began. There is an upward trend that we have been experiencing for years, largely thanks to a greater dependence on surveillance technologies on our roads. Below these lines we tell you the details.
Record numbers. For the first time since the historical series began in 1961, the volume of fines has broken the six million barrier. To put it in perspective, in just three years we have gone from exceeding five million in 2022 to this new ceiling in 2025. This is equivalent to an average of 16,730 daily fines, 12 penalties per minute or, if we continue with the calculations, one every 5.2 seconds.
The Autonomous Communities that receive the most fines. The map of fines in Spain shows a clear geographical concentration. Andalusia leads the national ranking with 1,526,897 complaints, followed by the Comunitat Valenciana with 939,573 and the Community of Madrid with 721,465. On the opposite side, provinces such as Ourense with 40,904 or Palencia with 42,248 register the lowest volumes. The main reason for these figures continues to be excessive speed, responsible for two out of every three violations.
Just like account the COPE, the cinemometer of the M-40 in Madrid, which is one of the most active radars in the entire countryaccumulated more than 150,000 complaints last year.
The technological factor. The key to keeping the numbers rising is, of course, the modernization of surveillance equipment. According to point In the meantime, the DGT has invested more than one million euros in state-of-the-art mobile radars and “semi-mobile” trailer-type devices that operate automatically.
This infrastructure is also supported by the Aerial Media Unit, whose helicopters and drones process approximately 25,000 violations annually, according to they explain from La Razón. Traffic defends that this deployment has been essential to reduce road mortality compared to past decades.
Between the lines. This increase in fines is the result of a determined commitment to automation. From the Pyramid Consulting firm they point out that the direct connection of the devices with the León Automated Complaints Handling Center has boosted the capacity to process these fines. From the Unified Association of Civil Guards (AUGC), they denounce that this modernization coincides with a period of “serious personnel shortages and insufficient planning,” estimating that there are 1,000 fewer personnel than a decade ago.
And now what. It does not seem that the strategy for the immediate future will change in any way. With a collection that exceeded 540 million euros in 2025, the DGT continues with the installation of more than a hundred new speed control points. On the other hand, driver defense platforms such as Dvuelta they question if this model has a true deterrent character.
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