Of favoring “massive fraud” and “very serious passivity.” This is how Rubén Sánchez, spokesperson for the consumer association FACUA, has defined the attitude taken by the DGT on the occasion of the arrival of the V-16 beacons, which will be mandatory from January 1, 2026 to replace the emergency triangles.
The association defends that many drivers have bought beacons that are now useless. But, in addition, the press conference and the company’s statement also leave another door open: who and why are criticizing or defending the measure?
“A massive fraud”. The words are not found in the statement issued by FACUA but it does include them Europa Press from the mouth of Rubén Sánchez, spokesperson for the association, who has accused the DGT of favoring a “massive fraud” with its “very serious passivity” in the face of V-16 beacons that are sold as “approved by the DGT” but in reality are not legal.
At the press conference, Sánchez has been much harsher with Traffic than the association has published on its website, ensuring that “it is silent while a multitude of companies, manufacturers and sales platforms are making money at the expense” of consumers” and that the DGT is doing it “absolutely badly because it has allowed large-scale commercial fraud.”
Because? Because some of the V-16 beacons that are sold as “approved by the DGT” are not valid, according to FACUA. The association assures that there are companies using this claim to sell their beacons but these do not meet the connectivity requirements and, therefore, an agent can fine the user if they use it in their car.
How is it possible? There are two options in this case. The first is that, directly, the company that is selling these beacons is engaging in fraud. That is, you are knowingly selling a product using a claim that is false. Therefore, the best thing we can do if we find a particularly cheap beacon is to check on the DGT website that we are looking at a device that complies with all of the law.
The other possibility is that the shopping centers have taken out of storage the beacons that began to be sold before their connection with DGT 3.0 was mandatory. At that time, it made perfect sense that the box stated that they were “approved by the DGT” but they have evidently become outdated. FACUA denounces the following:
“The obligation to inform the consumer about “the essential characteristics of the good” and to provide him with “relevant, truthful and sufficient information” about it is also being violated, as established in articles 20.1.b and 60.1 of Royal Legislative Decree 1/2007, of November 16, which approves the consolidated text of the General Law for the Defense of Consumers and Users and other complementary laws”
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Tepidity. FACUA’s words contrast with those of other consumer associations. The most obvious case is that of OCU, who have on some occasions been against the measures taken by the DGT, such as environmental labeling, but have not expressed dissatisfaction with the V-16 beacons.
The consumer association has made publications specifying what requirements are necessary to have a V-16 beacon connected or dismantling hoaxes. Publications that are accompanied by discounts on subscriptions that have a V-16 beacon connected as a gift or the direct sale of this product.
Beacons, beacons everywhere. And the V-16 beacon has become the star product of Christmas. All large stores are promoting this product with supposed discounts, large online shopping spaces such as AliExpress or Temu have maximum discounts on the product. The telephone companies deliver it with new contracts, the Post Office has it in their offices and drivers associations such as RACE or RACC also have theirs.
It is the result of a process that has allowed the same product to be certified with very subtle differences and then be sold under different names. The most flagrant and controversial case of recent days is that of Ángel Gaitán. He influencer has repeatedly criticized the imposition of this new device but has not missed the opportunity to sell a beacon under its seal, which, in reality, is the same as the one approved by the inventors of the new device and who received the first approval from the DGT to sell their beacons presuming total legality.
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