Costa Blanca speed cameras generate record €13.2 million in fines

Speed cameras across the Costa Blanca generated a record €13.2 million in speeding fines during 2025, with Alicante becoming one of Spain’s highest-earning provinces for traffic enforcement. Much of the increase has been linked to a single camera near Torrevieja, which has emerged as one of the busiest speed cameras in the country.

Record year for speed camera fines

Speed cameras across the Costa Blanca generated a record €13.2 million in speeding fines during 2025, an increase of 83.5 per cent on the previous year, according to figures published by Spanish motorists’ organisation Automovilistas Europeos Asociados (AEA).

The total makes Alicante the fourth highest-earning province in Spain for speed camera penalties, behind only Valencia, Madrid and Cadiz.

Much of the increase has been attributed to a fixed speed camera on the CV-905 near Torrevieja, which has become the second busiest in the country.

The camera, located between the La Siesta and San Luis urbanisations, recorded 72,557 speeding offences during 2025. Only a speed camera on the A-7 near Valencia issued more fines.

Installed during the summer of 2024, the bidirectional camera monitors traffic in both directions on the CV-905, where the speed limit is 50km/h.

Calls for greater focus on road safety

Across Spain, speed cameras generated a record €246.8 million in fines during 2025, 14 per cent more than the previous year.

However, the organisation has criticised the DGT’s enforcement strategy, arguing that too many cameras are positioned on motorways and dual carriageways instead of conventional roads, where a greater proportion of serious accidents occur.

AEA president Mario Arnaldo said speed cameras should be used primarily as a road safety measure rather than becoming viewed as revenue-raising devices.

The figures are likely to fuel further debate over the balance between traffic enforcement and accident prevention. While speed cameras remain an important tool for improving road safety, the AEA believes greater emphasis should be placed on installing them in locations where they can have the greatest impact on reducing serious collisions.