There is no turning back: from January 1, 2025, all cars that do not have a DGT label They will not be able to circulate on any street in Madrid. Not even those who are registered in the capital.
He Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport is found inside Madrid capitalso it is worth wondering if the ban includes access roads to this airport, whether you come from Madrid or from other regions. This is what the City Council tells us.
No fine, although it depends on where you come from
He Madrid-Barajas Airportthe most important in Spain and with the highest volume of passengers, It is located in the district of Barajas. It is therefore included within the municipal area of Madrid.
Let us remember that Madrid ZBE It includes the entire city and that unmarked cars that do not pay road tax in the capital can no longer circulate. Since January, those without a badge registered in Madrid will not be able to do so either, including all types of vehicles (vans, industrial vehicles, motorcycles, etc.).
Not only travelers with connections from other airports access this airport: residents of Madrid, municipalities of the Community of Madrid or from other communities, whether neighboring or not, also do so by car. So, Will I be fined if my car or vehicle does not have a tag if I go to the airport? No, although there is a catch.
There is no fine on the airport access roads. There are several highways and roads that access the airport, and their respective links/connections:
- M-11: connects with M-30, A-1 and M-607.
- M-12 (Airport Hub): connects with M-40 and A-1. Some sections are tolled.
- M-13: connects M-12 with terminals T1, T2 and T3.
- M-14: connects with M-40 and links with A-2.
All of these highways are managed by the Government and are state-owned, so even though they are in the municipality of Madrid They are not the power of the City Council and therefore cannot fine in them. The council itself has not confirmed them. That is to say, they are not included for purposes in Madrid ZBE and are freely accessible, regardless of the environmental label of our car.
Neither are the M-40 (state ownership), nor the M-607 (autonomous ownership). Therefore, if we access from these roads, vehicles without a label are not penalized either. Or from nearby like M-21 o to M-22. And if we open the circle, the M-50 (state ownership) or M-45 (autonomous ownership), as well as the state highways that begin and end in Madrid, even having sections in its municipal area (A-1, A-2, A-3, A-4, A-5 and A-6).
Without crossing Madrid, or stepping into any of its neighborhoods. But be careful, if we access the M-11 from the M-30 there may be a fine, since the M-30 ring road is the responsibility of the City Council and is within the Madrid ZBE. Also if we access any of the indicated routes from any of the neighborhoods and districts of Madrid. For example, to the M-40 from Vicálvaro, Vallecas or Carabanchel, and then connect with the M-14.
In short, you can go to the Madrid airport with cars and vehicles without a label, but never from other neighborhoods in the city of Madrid or crossing the capital on the M-30. We can only do so without a fine by driving on the specified highways.
Furthermore, the A-42 (Toledo Highway) It is free circulation except from its beginning in Madrid to km 6.00 and vice versa. This section is considered urban, it is the responsibility of the City Council and access to and from the M-30 is controlled. If we drive through that area with a car without a label, we will receive a fine.
More than 460 cameras and photo-red traffic lights. Madrid monitors improper access and circulation electronically, by reading the license plate. This device has been active since this year and offenders have been punished since July.
In total there are 464 cameras with OCR readers, of which 257 are in the interior area demarcated by the M-30 and the M-30 itself and 207 are in the districts outside the M-30. On this map of the City Council you can check the location of all these cameras.
Added to this are the 53 photo-red traffic lights that controlled Madrid ZBE non-compliance before the cameras were active, but they continue to issue fines. Mobility agents also do it.
Source: www.motorpasion.com
