
It’s a sensitive time to announce that you will have to start paying for using autovías, so close to the General Elections, which is why Madrid back peddled.
The Government is eyeing a move to put toll gates (perhaps not physically) on the nation’s autovías and main roads. Until now, only autopistas had tolls.
The head of the DGT (Department of Transport), María Seguí, is worried that the recent decision to put toll booths on hitherto free-to-use autovias will push the accident rate up.