Overview
- The national government has revised Real Decreto 1052/2022 to require municipalities to prove zones work by installing access controls, continuous monitoring and a sanctions system that does not rely on long grace periods.
- The modification expects local ordinances to apply traffic fines—generally €200 for breaches with standard early‑payment reductions—and to document operation so municipalities can be held to the rules.
- The Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Catalunya has again annulled Sant Adrià de Besòs’s ZBE ordinance because the city failed to include a legally required economic memorandum and a reasoned impact study justifying mobility restrictions.
- Local politics and administration are fraying: Toledo’s PSOE filed sweeping amendments accusing a mobility draft of hiding ZBE measures, Vigo’s PP demands the mayor say whether fines will be imposed, and Pontevedra will review whether its rules need adaptation.
- The dispute continues a longer pattern that started with pilot zones in 2020 and a 2023 requirement for many municipalities to have ZBEs, and it highlights practical gaps—missing technical police reports, nonworking permit platforms and unclear cost allocations—that affect residents, repair workshops and transport providers.