On the A-7 near Valencia, a speed camera at kilometer 326 recorded 90,766 alleged speeding violations in 2025, the highest total reported for any device in Spain. That was up from six in 2024 and works out to about 249 notices a day, or roughly one every six minutes. The figure came in a record year for enforcement: Automovilistas Europeos Asociados (AEA) reported that Dirección General de Tráfico (DGT) speed cameras generated €246,802,934 in speeding penalties, a 14% increase over 2024. Averaged across the year, that total is approximately €676,173 per day.
AEA’s figures also show that 50 of the DGT’s more than 1,000 cameras accounted for 1,342,285 penalties in 2025. Nearly 41% of all traffic fines were for speeding, information from the reported estimate. Speeding penalties range from €100 to €600, with two to six driving-license points depending on the applicable limit and how much it was exceeded.
Speeding Fines on the Rise
The Dirección General de Tráfico (DGT) maintains that the primary goal of these controls is road safety, not revenue. Speeding remains one of the leading causes of accidents in Spain, and authorities argue that rigorous monitoring is impressive. In a DGT campaign on secondary roads from October 19 to October 25, officers checked more than 500,000 vehicles and identified speed as the most frequent infringement. The campaign offers a snapshot of enforcement on those roads during that week. The annual penalty total measures something different.
The reported national camera figures cover the DGT network; traffic enforcement in Catalonia and the Basque Country operates under separate systems. AEA’s data show that a small share of the DGT camera network generated many penalties, but that concentration alone does not explain why those locations were selected. Traffic volumes and road design matter, as do collision history and driver compliance.
Automated enforcement has also faced administrative challenges in a separate category. El Mundo reported that motorists’ legal-defense organization Dvuelta won 392 appeals against penalties issued by cameras monitoring continuous-line violations on approaches to Madrid. Those cameras began operating in November 2025. The appeals concerned lane-marking enforcement, not the nationwide speeding-camera total.
Valencia Leads in Revenue
Valencia was the province with the highest revenue from speeding fines in 2025, collecting €18.9 million. Madrid followed with €17.9 million. The A-7 camera near La Canyada, at kilometer 326, led the reported national ranking by penalty volume. The second most prolific device was in Alicante, on the CV-905 at kilometer 7, and issued 72,557 fines. A radar on the A-15 in Navarra rounded out the top three, with 67,445 penalties.
The A-7 camera’s reported total rose sharply year over year, from six violations in 2024 to 90,766 in 2025. The figures do not identify what caused the change. More broadly, the article attributes the expansion of speed enforcement to the growing number and strategic placement of cameras, including an increase in section-control systems over the past five years.
Context and Implications
Spain’s approach to traffic enforcement reflects a broader European trend toward automated monitoring and data-driven road-safety strategies. The financial figures are striking, but authorities emphasize that the ultimate aim is to reduce accidents and save lives. Penalty totals on particular routes are relevant to public debate, but they do not show how closely camera placement corresponds to traffic density or accident risk.
For drivers, speed limits are enforced through fixed cameras and other monitoring systems, with high-activity cameras on major routes accounting for large numbers of penalties. As the DGT continues to expand its network, the balance between safety and revenue will remain a subject of public debate.
