If you are driving through Spain!
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TJBi
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Note in the second image that RoadFlash state: "From 1 January 2026, it’s mandatory for all vehicles. Foreign-registered vehicles are advised to do the same." This suggests that "all vehicles" does not include foreign-registered vehicles. This interpretation is supported by https://www.visahq.com/news/2026-01...acons-compulsory-for-all-vehicles-from-today/ which states: "From 1 January 2026 every car, van, bus and truck registered in Spain must carry a connected V16 emergency beacon—spelling the end of the reflective triangles that have marked roadside breakdowns for decades."
https://www.majorcadailybulletin.co...-need-v16-beacon-spain-you-just-visiting.html : "The Spanish traffic authority (DGT) recognises the V16 as a replacement for triangles, but this obligation is limited to vehicles registered in Spain. International conventions, such as the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic, and mutual recognition of vehicle certifications mean that foreign-registered vehicles can continue following their country’s rules. Temporary visitors cannot be forced to carry a V16 beacon while driving in Spain."
https://euroweeklynews.com/2025/11/...ion-these-cars-wont-have-to-carry-it-in-2026/ :
"The part that’s catching everyone off-guard is this: foreign-registered cars do NOT have to carry a V16 beacon.
Anyone driving into Spain with plates from France, the UK, Germany, Morocco – or any other country – can continue to use the traditional warning triangles without any issue. They will not be fined.
Why? Because Spain cannot impose its own technical rules on vehicles registered abroad. International circulation agreements make that crystal clear. Spain may have decided to lead the way by making the connected V16 mandatory, but it cannot force visiting vehicles to adopt the same system."
https://www.majorcadailybulletin.co...-need-v16-beacon-spain-you-just-visiting.html : "The Spanish traffic authority (DGT) recognises the V16 as a replacement for triangles, but this obligation is limited to vehicles registered in Spain. International conventions, such as the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic, and mutual recognition of vehicle certifications mean that foreign-registered vehicles can continue following their country’s rules. Temporary visitors cannot be forced to carry a V16 beacon while driving in Spain."
https://euroweeklynews.com/2025/11/...ion-these-cars-wont-have-to-carry-it-in-2026/ :
"The part that’s catching everyone off-guard is this: foreign-registered cars do NOT have to carry a V16 beacon.
Anyone driving into Spain with plates from France, the UK, Germany, Morocco – or any other country – can continue to use the traditional warning triangles without any issue. They will not be fined.
Why? Because Spain cannot impose its own technical rules on vehicles registered abroad. International circulation agreements make that crystal clear. Spain may have decided to lead the way by making the connected V16 mandatory, but it cannot force visiting vehicles to adopt the same system."
zzr1400tim
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my only question is..
WTF is a V16 beacon?
WTF is a V16 beacon?
Fazerloz
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It's so they can track you.
