The new DGT transport signals come into force in July: how they are and what they mean

In the coming months you will begin to see New DGT road signs on Spanish roadsThe field of new signs that They include transport modes Later and update the current signs. This is absent. In addition, the pictograms are redesigned, Visibility is improved And the output of the signals are eliminated. Last Tuesday, June 10, the Minister’s Council approved a change in the general provisions on circulation that Update the road alarm systemWhat This has not been touched since 2003The field and these changes enter into force through the royal decree on July 1, 2025. Although we will see the changes “gradually.”

The press release of the general management of traffic indicates “social, technological changes and changes in mobility” as the main reasons for Update the alarm On the road. A number of changes that we have already reached in 2023. In addition to the need to combine the signal catalog “To improve understanding and consistency throughout the territory.” The ultimate goal is “improving road safety and traffic control.” Best visibility, p Inclusive visual language And goodbye with less used signals.

DGT also remembers that today drivers receive information on “several channels”, so the signaling system will be updated to transmit “messages Clear, direct and universal“It is easy to understand drivers, pedestrians and other usersLet’s see the field what these new signs, changes in the current sign and random data that you will be interested in knowledge.

New transport signals

The DGT announcement shows Some of the new transport signalsField a New transport signals The fact that they will be included in the second half of the year, they are part of section IV of the general regulation of circulation, “relative to vertical signs, work and lighthouse, agents, indirect or traffic lights.” If you want to see all of them, new and updated, you can look at the royal decrees 465/2025, according to which the total regulation of circulation has been changed.

These are some of the new most remarkable signals. The novelties affect the warning dangers, the ban on the entry, obligation, the end of the ban, restriction or obligation, general indications, road signals and, finally, service signals:

• People with motor difficulties (P-21B)
• Step for cyclists (P-22A)
• Passing animals in freedom (wild boars) (P-24A)
• Danger from wicker alley (P-35)
• Forbidden entrance to vehicles for personal mobility (R-118)
• Prohibited entrance to cycles and vehicles for personal mobility (R-119)
• Forbidden entrance to vehicles based on your ecological sign or other environmental criteria (R-120)
• Winter tires (R-412-B)
• Residential and compulsory route for personal vehicles (R-420)
• Reserved and obligatory through cycles and vehicles for personal mobility (R-421)
• Disassemble and walk (R-422)
• The end of the reserved and compulsory road for personal vehicles (R-515)
• The end of the reserved and compulsory road for cycles and vehicles for personal mobility (R-516)

More signs of DGT that you must study

• Through the circulation between them (S-41) reserved for cycles and pedestrians with a differentiated space of circulation (S-41)
• The end of the route is reserved for cycles and pedestrians with a differentiated circulation space between them (S-42)
• Through reserved for cycles, personal vehicles and pedestrians, with a differentiated space of circulation between the first two and third parties (S-43)
• The end of the path is reserved for cycles, personal vehicles and pedestrians, with a differentiated space of circulation between the first two and third parties (S-44)
• Situation of a step for cyclists (S-45)
• Situation of steps for pedestrians and cyclists (S-46)
• Course zone (S-47)
• End of the coexistence zone (S-48)
• Moto or bicycle progress (S-49)
• Lane is reserved for vehicles with high occupation (VAO) (S-51B)
• Reserved and obligatory path for cycles attached to the road a single sense of blood circulation (S-64A)
• Reserved and obligatory path for cycles attached to a double sense of circulation (S-64B)
• Through reserved for cycles attached to one sense of circulation (S-65A)
• The speed for cycles attached to the carriageway with a double direction (S-65B)
• Bicycle Lane in the opposite direction (S-66)
• Merging the lane on the left on the road along the lane (S-70A)

New signs for suppliers and reloading

Among the choice of new transport signals announced by the General Director of Traffic, those related to Gas stations, suppliers And from now on, also loading stations. It will be easier for the driver Find the type of fuel That your car needs, especially the latest, for example, liquefied oil gas (LNG) or electric charge. The classic S-105 fuel supplier joins the following:

• Fuel supplier and liquefied overlain (S-105B)
• Supplier LPG (S-105C)
• Fuel supplier and an electric replenishment station (S-105D)
• Rseiskaya Electric Station (S-105E)
• Fuel supplier, CIS and an electric replenishment station (S-105F)

New designs in almost all signs

In addition to new traffic, almost all signs include random changes. In some cases, Updates in iconsIt was outdated and outdated. In other cases, the new design relies on more clear signs. They even have Updated signs with a gender perspective “Sort more inclusive visual language.” These are some of the recycled signals:

• A flat step without barriers (P-8)
• Reduced danger of visibility (P-33)
• Down with a strong slope (P-16A)
• Rise with a strong slope (P-16B)
• Prohibited entrance to the cyclomotor (R-105)
• Prohibited entrance to car vehicles for cars (R-111)

When you see new road signals announced by DGT

We started this article, saying that the new traffic signals declared DGT will be visible in the coming monthsThe Royal Decree, which reforms the signal on Spanish roads, enters into force on July 1, 2025, but there is a year ahead. So, if everything goes well, July 1, 2026, The removal of unused signals will be completed. And the change in new signals has no time. “It will be done Gradually and coordinated with conventional renewal cycles To reduce administrative fees and optimize the use of state resources. “So patience.

That is, you have time to learn a new alarm. Are you a driver, and if you think about obtaining a driver’s license. In the case of future drivers, New signals will be included in theoretical exams Within three months. That is, as of November, new guidelines should show this new sign. You will find more information in the press release of the general traffic management and in the royal decree 465/2025.