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Barcelona fines 15,036 foreign drivers in 2025 with a success rate of 31%

Barcelona's IMH processed 15,036 fines for foreign drivers in 2025, achieving a 31.05% collection rate in the voluntary period.

Jordi SerraJordi Serra· · 2 min read
AIIllustrative image: traffic control camera on an urban street at sunset
Illustrative image: traffic control camera on an urban street at sunset

The Municipal Institute of Finance managed 15,036 notifications of traffic fines to drivers residing outside Spain during 2025, successfully collecting over 31% in the voluntary period.

The Municipal Institute of Finance (IMH) of Barcelona has consolidated the collection of traffic fines from foreign drivers thanks to a new system that processed 15,036 notifications during 2025 and achieved a collection rate of 31.05% in the voluntary period, without resorting to executive measures.

The service, developed in collaboration with the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces (FEMP) and the specialized company NIVI SpA, is based on a framework agreement promoted by the FEMP that allowed for the bidding and awarding of the service to NIVI. Before its implementation, the Barcelona City Council faced serious difficulties in enforcing these fines due to the inability to access data that would allow them to locate the offender.

The rollout was structured in two phases. The first focused on cases where the driver was already identified and had an address outside Spain: NIVI verifies the data and sends notifications to the known addresses. The second phase, activated in March 2026, incorporates the detection of foreign license plates through traffic control systems, classified by country of origin and specific mechanisms to locate addresses according to applicable legislation and the severity of the offence.

For serious offences and countries within the European Union, the IMH accesses the Eucaris application from the General Directorate of Traffic (DGT) to obtain ownership data. In other cases, the awarded company conducts inquiries with international databases. The result is concentrated coverage primarily in France, Italy, Germany, the United States, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Belgium.

During the first quarter of 2026, approximately 2,600 additional notifications have already been managed, confirming the continuity of the service. For foreign drivers circulating in Barcelona, this means that fines for traffic violations are no longer left unpaid: the city council now has the tools to locate them and demand payment, even from abroad.

The city council expects this system to continue expanding its reach as international agreements and available databases are consolidated.

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