The countdown to the entry into force of the obligation to carry a V-16 connected traffic light in a vehicle, which will be mandatory Starting next January 1, 2026. This device definitively replaces the common emergency triangles, necessary to indicate faults on the road, but dangerous because they require the driver to leave the vehicle to put them on.
Change is specifically driven by Ensuring greater security for the userwho will no longer have to get out of their cars. In addition to emitting a traffic light warning signal, it will be connected to the DGT 3.0 platform to transmit the location in real time and notify other road users of the situation.
Carrying a V-16 beacon will be mandatory starting next year. Otherwise, The driver was subjected to a light fineWhich carries a fine of 80 euros. This is the same exact amount for those who didn’t have the prior signal triangles, remember General Traffic Department (DGT).
Violators face a fine of Rs 80 euros and no moreinsists Trafico, which has faced dozens of scams circulating in recent weeks regarding the implementation of this device. One of them was the penalty for not carrying it in the car. These messages talked about “fines amounting to 30 thousand pounds,” a figure that the General Directorate of Taxes categorically denied.
Tricks and Misinformation About the V-16 Beacon
It’s not the only hoax that has spread in recent weeks about the V-16 lighthouse, which was created to avoid these dangers and reduce the driver’s exposure to traffic. the Geolocation What it includes has also been used as an excuse for misinformation. In this sense, Traffic explains that it only transmits the vehicle’s location when activated and does not record speed or perform any tracking. At the same time, it does not transmit personal data and cannot recognize the license plate.
“The lighthouse It is not associated with a person or license plateThe Data Protection Agency recently explained in a statement that there is no record linking the device to the identity of the person using it.
Doubts have also been raised about its coverage. The lighthouse uses specialized IoT networks Able to work in difficult conditionsAs in tunnels. They stress that in cases where these networks are not available, the beacon will continue to function as a signal.
The V-16 beacon will be mandatory in our country, but also valid for Spanish vehicles deployed in countries signatory to the agreement. Vienna Conventionwhich includes Portugal, France, Germany, Italy or the United Kingdom, so it can be used in the event of traveling and having to immobilize the car due to its malfunction.