https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Spanish politicians are saving the government €400,000 (€539,000) by using four armoured mafia vehicles seized in a massive money laundering sting operation. https://www.thelocal.es/20140723/spains-top-officials-cut-costs-by-driving-mafia-cars Wed, 23 Jul 2014 12:42:00 +0200 spains-top-officials-cut-costs-by-driving-mafia-cars A woman died on Wednesday in Spain's Galicia region after a freight train ploughed into the van she had been driving, fatally sending the wreckage in her direction as she tried to flee the scene. https://www.thelocal.es/20140703/driver-killed-by-own-vehicle-on-level-crossing Thu, 03 Jul 2014 18:49:00 +0200 driver-killed-by-own-vehicle-on-level-crossing A study has shown that spaces in Madrid and Barcelona's public car parks are tighter than anywhere else in Europe and often leave motorists unable to exit their vehicles. https://www.thelocal.es/20140213/spanish-parking-places-are-smallest-in-europe Thu, 13 Feb 2014 13:48:00 +0100 spanish-parking-places-are-smallest-in-europe Recession-hit Spaniards bought more cars and trucks in 2013, halting a two-year plunge in the market as they cashed in state subsidies for scrapping old vehicles, industry figures showed on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.es/20140102/vehicles-sales-rise Thu, 02 Jan 2014 16:50:52 +0100 vehicles-sales-rise The crisis-driven rise in popularity of old bangers could mean "the difference between life and death", as new figures show one in three cars sold in Spain in 2013 is over ten years old. https://www.thelocal.es/20130514/surge-in-sales-of-old-cars-sparks-safety-concerns Tue, 14 May 2013 14:32:00 +0200 surge-in-sales-of-old-cars-sparks-safety-concerns