Canarian Police detect 27 violations and immobilise four overloaded trucks in Tenerife

The Cuerpo General de la Policía Canaria (CGPC) — through the Transport Group of the Vigilance and Administrative Inspection Unit (UVIA) — detected 27 violations during three days of road freight transport inspections carried out at various points on Tenerife's road network. The checks were conducted in collaboration with the Cabildo de Tenerife's Transport Inspection Service, the Gobierno de Canarias announced in a press release issued on 20 de julio de 2026.

As a result of the inspections, four trucks were immobilised for significantly exceeding the Maximum Authorised Mass (MMA), which the regional government said poses a risk to road safety and to road infrastructure. In those cases, drivers were required to offload the excess cargo before being allowed to continue their journey.

Breakdown of violations

Of the 27 violations recorded, 12 related to operating without a transport authorisation, a further 12 to vehicle overloading, and three to breaches of tachograph regulations — the device that logs driving and rest times.

During the inspections, specialist officers checked mandatory documentation, administrative authorisations and compliance with driving and rest time rules by reading tachograph records. The operations were carried out in accordance with Ley 13/2007, de Ordenación del Transporte por Carretera de Canarias, and Ley 16/1987, de Ordenación de los Transportes Terrestres.

Weighing with a portable axle scale

Where there were grounds to suspect overloading, vehicles were weighed using a portable axle-weighing scale deployed at the checkpoints. According to the Gobierno de Canarias, this system allows officers to accurately determine a vehicle's actual mass and identify any excess over the Maximum Authorised Mass — a violation that, the regional government noted, compromises road safety and accelerates the deterioration of road surfaces.

Annual Inspection Plan framework

The operations form part of the Plan Anual de Inspección del Transporte por Carretera en Canarias, whose stated aim is to ensure compliance with current regulations, strengthen road safety, protect drivers' labour rights and promote fair competition among companies in the sector.

The Gobierno de Canarias said that cooperation between the Policía Autonómica and the various island cabildos makes it possible to optimise available resources and carry out coordinated operations that improve the effectiveness of road transport inspections across the archipelago.

Training activity

Alongside its inspection work, the Policía Autonómica's Transport Group took part during June and July as instructors on the V Curso de Acceso a la Formación Básica de la Policía Canaria, delivering specialist training on road transport regulations, inspection techniques, equipment handling and operational procedures.

The information was published through the Gobierno de Canarias news portal and subsequently reported by various media outlets and the Europa Press news agency. All sources consulted are consistent in the figures provided and in their accounts of the operations, with no discrepancies between them. There is no record in the available documentation of any involvement by emergency services such as the 112 service or Salvamento Marítimo in connection with these traffic checks.