The Municipal Police of Girona has tripled the number of fines to motorcyclists for circulating with excessive noise or for having modified exhaust pipes in different parts of the city. During last year, 71 complaints for this type of infractions were filed, a figure that contrasts with the 22 sanctions of 2023 and the 23 of 2024.
Increase of controls after neighborhood pressure
The increase in sanctions comes after Girona's neighborhood associations filed a joint complaint in mid-April of last year. Residents reported that the excessive noise from some motorcycles violated acoustic emission regulations and that, in many cases, it was a consequence of the illegal modification of exhaust pipes or other mechanical elements.
Since then, the Municipal Police has intensified specific controls on several main roads of the city. The operations have focused on Barcelona road, Olot promenade, Emili Grahit, Jaume I and Lluís Pericot avenues, Zaragoza street and the frontissa del Güell.
Detail of the sanctions and profile of the infractions
Of the 71 fines imposed in 2025, 33 correspond to the replacement of cylinders or other motorcycle components. The remaining 38 are due to breaches of the General Traffic Regulations, mainly due to excessive noise or driving with deteriorated elements.
The average penalty for these infractions amounts to 200 euros per driver. The controls remain active and are applied immediately when agents detect a possible irregularity.
"Every time during a check a police officer detects that a motorcycle makes a lot of noise, it is automatically stopped and it is checked if it has an altered exhaust pipe or some other modified part" - Sílvia Aliu, Deputy Mayor for Security
"We are talking about motorcycles that emit a very loud noise and the Municipal Police, in this sense, has the power to sanction them"
"We will continue to insist to avoid these infractions by motorcyclists who, by rebound, make difficult the rest of the neighbors"
Reinforcement of the police staff
Girona City Council foresees approving in the next municipal plenary session the creation of two new positions in the Municipal Police. The staff will go from 164 to 166 personnel with the incorporation of a sergeant and a corporal. The objective is to reinforce the response capacity against this type of infractions and improve coexistence in the neighborhoods most affected by noise.