The grace period is over. This Monday, January 15th, at midnight, the army of more than 460 cameras ordered by the Madrid City Council to detect polluting vehicles that travel on the M-30 but whose owners are not in the capital will begin are registered or do not pay the mechanics This is where the traction tax begins, the fines begin. No unmarked commercial vehicles or motorcycles are affected by the measure. In fact, these cars have been banned from entry and traffic throughout the city since December 1st. However, outside the M-30, the notice period without penalty is longer, six months, until June 30th. And it is no longer the 90 euros of yesterday paid for access to the center of Madrid, but 200 that remains at 100 if paid immediately. However, the violator may be penalized during the notice period if stopped by an officer. The next step will be January 1, 2025, when people who are registered and residents without license plates will no longer have access to the city.
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Since September 15, 2023, the city administration has been informing drivers about these vehicles without markings – or environmental class A, which are diesel vehicles from before 2006 or gasoline vehicles from before 2000 – and which were not registered in the city before January 1 were. 2022― which were intercepted by the cameras of the Madrid Environmental Zone (ZBE) of the M-30 entry ban, reminds the consistory in a note.
During this four-month notice period, the number of “unauthorized entries” into the exclusion zone fell from 2,039 potential sanctions registered between September 15 and 30 to 1,883 last December. Globally, of the 3.1 million accesses that take place on this ring road every day, 0.1% are illegal accesses. These drivers received a warning, but without a fine, informing them that a penalty would be imposed from January 15th.
Following the amendment of the Law on Transport, Motor Vehicle Traffic and Road Safety by the Central Government in March 2022, access to the Madrid ZBE, as well as to the Low Emission Zones of Special Protection (ZBEDEP) in the Central District and to Plaza Elíptica, is inadmissible on the assumption of a minor violation in Amount of 90 euros, which could be 45 if paid immediately, there has been a serious traffic fine with a fine of 200 euros, which would currently be 100 if paid immediately. This violation will not result in the loss of points on the license.
If you are not satisfied with the penalty, you can lodge an objection within one month, starting on the day after it is announced – online or in person by making an appointment on 010 at the traffic information and fines office. If the city council does not respond, it means that it has rejected the application and we will have to initiate a contentious administrative procedure.
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Control of who is moving properly and who is not is carried out using 257 cameras already installed inside the M-30 and on the road itself. In a few days, another 207 will be added to monitor the exterior of the M-30. – 30. A total of 464 surveillance devices, to which are added the 37 photo redos – traffic light cameras – distributed throughout the city.
The Sinesio Delgado section radar is activated
And that's not the only news of the day regarding restrictions and fines. The section radar installed in both directions of Sinesio-Delgado Street will also start issuing fines from Monday 15th at 00:00 after a corresponding notice period of four months. This monitored section will therefore be the longest in Madrid and the speed will be limited to 50 kilometers per hour.
The radar covers two sections: one towards Ciudad Universitaria from the Piedrafita de Cebrero roundabout at the height of the Ganapanes sports area and the one just before the intersection with Avenida Miraflores with the intermediate checkpoint. at the intersection of Valdeverdeja Street and another towards Castellana, which begins at the intersection of Sinesio Delgado with Avenida Miraflores and ends just before reaching the Piedrafita de Cebrero roundabout and the intersection of Sinesio Delgado. with Doroteo Benache as a stopover.
From this moment on, drivers who exceed the speed limit will be subject to a fine that can be much higher than that of the most polluting cars. According to the Traffic Safety Act, these are serious to very serious fines of between 100 and 600 euros and, in addition, the loss of two to six points on your driving license.
In the four months of the reporting period, the number of violations committed and reported fell by 66.7%, from 843 registered between September 15th and 30th to 281 in December. The aim of the radar is to “reduce the speed on the controlled route in order to reduce the accident rate and ensure the safety of citizens” and responds to “a neighborhood request presented to the Moncloa-Aravaca District Council,” it says City Council note. .
How do you get the eco-label in the shortest time and at the cheapest price?
First, the environmental category of the vehicle must be known in the DGT. Once it has been determined whether you are entitled to a sticker and which sticker you are entitled to – there are four depending on the environmental impact – the sticker can be purchased in many places with the vehicle registration and the ID card of the authorized person, but the price and speed vary.
The best thing to do is go to a post office, where you can get the money straight away for five euros. However, if the processing is done online, it takes two to three days and costs 6.99 if picked up in the office or 7.99 if sent to your home. It can also be purchased in person at authorized workshops for 5 euros and locally, as well as online at Ideaauto for 6.5 euros, at DGT itself for 7.4 euros and at retailers such as Pegatinas DGT for 6.5 euros or Amazon for 9.99 euros become.
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