The General Directorate of Traffic (DGT) makes several options available to sanctioned drivers to pay the fines they have received: online, by phone (060), from the miDGT application or in person. To these four formulas, some municipalities have added another: pay traffic penalties for Bizum. We tell you where you can use this method.
Bizum is a payment service provider: it was born in 2016 and, since then, it has not stopped growing. Not surprisingly, it already has 20 million active users and has registered 1,000 million transactions. At first we used it to send and receive money, but now it is possible to buy certain items (such as Renfe tickets), make donations and even pay at certain shops. Fines have been added to this letter of services in the last year.
The great advantage of Bizum is that it is integrated into the majority of the banks that operate in Spain and that it is a simple and fast application: these characteristics make it possible to simplify all the procedures that must be carried out to pay a fine: now drivers will be able to do it from the mobile in a few steps. Despite the facilities it provides, This formula is only implemented in a few localities… although others have already announced that, in 2023, it will be possible to ‘make a Bizum’ to pay the fines.
Castilla la Mancha
In Toledo, Since last September, citizens have been able to pay their taxes and drivers their fines through Bizum. To do this, they will need a payment letter that the town hall will provide and that they can also obtain on the web.
To make the payment, the system will ask the driver for the phone number and, in some cases, a four-digit password that is usually provided by the bank’s application to confirm the payment.
Castile and Leon
Since November, the citizens of Burgos they can ‘make a Bizum’ to pay taxes, fees… and also fines. It is the only city in Castilla y León that, for the moment, has opted for it.
Catalonia
The Town Hall of Barcelona has already confirmed that, from 2023, fines from the local council can be paid through Bizum. In Barcelona they are carrying out the pertinent changes to integrate this payment platform, which is available in other towns in the province through the Tax Management Agency (ORGT) of the Provincial Council.
Valencian Community
Valencia is the first of the great cities of Spain which offers its citizens the possibility of making a Bizum to pay their municipal taxes: paying the fines will be possible from January 2023. For this, those interested will only have to provide their telephone number to the Administration.
Basque Country
The Basque country was the pioneer autonomous community in Bizum payments: it activated them at the end of 2021 thanks to the agreement reached by Kutxabank and the Administration. With this functionality, it is possible to pay rates, taxes, certificates and fines in Bilbao, Vitoria, San Sebastián, Barakaldo, Irún, Santurtzi, Portugalete, Basauri or Errentería.
For it, it is necessary to download the application ‘Mi Pago Wallet’, which is a digital wallet: they will have to register and link a bank card. Once these steps have been completed, it will be enough to scan the barcode or the QR of the fine: if the amount is less than 30 euros, a single click will be necessary and if it is higher, the user will have to confirm their identity with the electronic ID, the certificate digital, the Cl@ve system…
