Two radars located on the AP-7, at kilometer point 325 –in Tarragona-, and in 478 – in Valencia-, are the ones that generated the most complaints last year in Spain, with more than 60,000 each, that is, at a rate of more than 165 daily. Behind, the one located at kilometer 128 of the A-15 in Navarra and the one located at 312 of the C-31, in Geronawith more than 55,000, according to data provided by Associated European Motorists (AEA).
In the upper map, the radars that sanctioned the most in 2021 are shown in intense red, all of them generated more than 1,000 monthly. The size of the point is proportional to the complaints. In a lighter tone, the rest of the speedometers of the DGT are also collected (Catalonia and the Basque Country are not shown since they have transferred the competences in this matter).
According to data provided by the organization for the defense of drivers, last year the number of complaints on Spanish roads competence of the DGT reached the more than four and a half millionwhich represented an increase with respect to 2020 of 23.6% and a record collection of 444,347,376 euros.
“This notable increase in the number of complaints made shows the rapid recovery of the sanctioning activity carried out by the DGT after the limitations on mobility imposed by COVID-19 in 2020, since Even the pre-pandemic figures reached in 2019 are exceeded», they point out from the organization in a press release.
The report also states that speeding continues to lead the ranking of penalties imposed by the DGT in 2021, with more than three million, that is, two out of three were for this reason.
They are followed by infractions for not having passed the ITV or this being unfavorable (591,077), with an increase of 2.5% compared to the 2019 figures; drive without a license (133,126), which rises 18.3%; not wearing a seat belt (105,818), which decreased by 8.4%; and driving using a mobile phone (101,443), with an increase of 3.7%.
As a positive fact, AEA highlights the reductionin 32.5%, of the complaints for driving exceeding the alcohol rate allowed (50,613 complaints compared to 83,184 made in 2019); reckless driving (-23.58%) and prohibited overtaking (-15.92%).