[#RoadSafety]() #TaxiDrivers [#DGT]() #DrivingRegulations [#Barcelona]() # New seat belt rules for professional drivers 20 September 2026 at 10:39 > Taxi and freight drivers in urban areas must wear seat belts from 1 October or face a 200 euro fine and loss of four license points. From 1 October, **taxi** drivers, freight vehicle operators, and driving school instructors must wear **seat belts** when driving in urban areas. This change follows the DGT's updated General Circulation Regulation, which was officially approved earlier this June. The new mandate ends a decades-long exemption that allowed these professionals to drive without belts in cities. The Institut Metropolità del Taxi, which manages 14,000 drivers in Barcelona, will now use internal channels to communicate these legal changes. Failure to comply with the new rules will result in a 200 euro fine and the deduction of four points from a driver's license. Antoni Servós, president of the Taxi Union of Catalonia and a driver since 1990, noted the significance of this regulatory shift. ## Related news [#Spain]() #Blocus [#Madrid]() [#Barcelona]() [#Security]() 30 October 2026 at 15:19 ## [Spain deploys police to counter urban sabotage]() > Authorities launch a major security operation in Madrid and Barcelona following 130 arrests linked to 'Blocus' urban sabotage calls. #DGTSpain [#AllSaintsDay]() [#RoadSafety]() #SpainTraffic #TravelUpdate 30 October 2026 at 09:35 ## [DGT launches All Saints' Day traffic operation]() > Spain's DGT expects 5.3 million trips this holiday weekend, deploying drones and radars to monitor safety and new emergency lane rules. [#Spain]() [#RoadSafety]() [#DGT]() #PedestrianRights #TrafficLaws 29 October 2026 at 19:50 ## [Spain updates road rules to protect pedestrians]() > New DGT regulations effective from 1 October 2026 grant pedestrians priority at crossings and ban conflicting amber lights for drivers. #DANAAdam [#SpainFloods]() [#Valencia]() [#DGT]() [#Aemet]() 20 October 2026 at 20:07 ## [DANA Adam floods force closure of 27 Spanish roads]() > Severe flooding across Valencia and Andalusia triggers road closures and school cancellations as AEMET issues red weather warnings. #Euthanasia [#Barcelona]() #RightToDie [#Catalonia]() #EndOfLifeCare 19 October 2026 at 18:23 ## [Barcelona court clears path for man's euthanasia]() > Legal proceedings halting the euthanasia of Francesc Augé have been archived after his father withdrew his challenge in a Barcelona court. #Palma #SonFusteret [#RoadSafety]() #MajorcaNews #PoliceArrest 18 October 2026 at 13:01 ## [Drunk driver arrested after hitting four in Palma]() > A 25-year-old man has been detained in Palma after his vehicle struck four women waiting at a bus stop near Son Fusteret on Sunday morning. #Albiol [#PartidoPopular]() [#Barcelona]() [#GeneralElections]() #Badalona 17 October 2026 at 17:18 ## [Albiol to lead PP Barcelona list for elections]() > Xavier García Albiol will lead the Partido Popular's Barcelona list for the general elections on 29 November, the party confirmed. [#Catalonia]() #FarmersProtest [#Barcelona]() #Agriculture #UnioDePagesos 14 October 2026 at 11:12 ## [Catalan farmers march on Barcelona in protest]() > Tractor columns from across Catalonia converge on Barcelona today to demand fair prices and water priority amid EU agricultural debates. #JordiHereu #PSC #GeneralElection2026 [#SalvadorIlla]() [#Barcelona]() 11 October 2026 at 13:34 ## [Jordi Hereu named PSC candidate for general election]() > Salvador Illa nominates Industry Minister Jordi Hereu to lead the Barcelona list for the upcoming general elections on 29 November 2026. [#GabrielRufian]() #ERC [#Barcelona]() [#GeneralElections]() [#Catalonia]() 11 October 2026 at 12:19 ## [Gabriel Rufián to lead ERC list for Barcelona]() > Esquerra Republicana selects Gabriel Rufián to head its Barcelona candidacy for the upcoming general elections on 29 November.