The General Directorate of Traffic (DGT) indicates that from January 1, citizens will have to keep this device in the glove box of the vehicle and, in the event of breakdown or accidentyou will have to place it on the ceiling and activate it. “At this moment, in addition to emitting the light signal of Advent, will connect to the DGT 3.0 platform to transmit its position in real time and inform other users of what happened on this road,” he explains.
Even if the organization has endeavored to provide explanations in recent weeks, Many doubts remain around the V16 tag. One of them is that not all models sold are valid, since it is important that they have full validity certificates.
Pere Navarro, general director of Traffic, participated in television programs to offer more details on this subject and indicated how to know if the device is really homologous or not.
How to know if the V16 tag is approved or not, according to Pere Navarro
In an interview on Antena 3’s ‘Espejo Público’ program, Pere Navarro explained How do I know if the V16 beacon is approved or not?. “They all bear the name of the laboratory and a long registration number. If you go to the DGT website, enter this number and it will tell you. It’s something similar to checking if you’ve won the Christmas lottery,” he says.
The Director General of Traffic gives notice to all those who refuse to access the DGT site: “Let them inform themselves and choose the one that gives them the most confidence”.
“Don’t let the price guide you. We are talking about a security element. We have all learned over time that cheap sometimes turns out to be expensive“, says Navarro.
Pere Navarro assures that the Police will not carry out any campaign to impose fines on drivers
Father Navarro clearly indicated that “the objective is not to finebut to move forward on security issues. “We want to consolidate the standardization of the use of the V16 beacon,” he adds.
In this sense, the Director General of Traffic maintains that the Police will be “flexible” because this is something new. “Inform first, this will not directly sanction”he concludes.
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