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Emma & Graham Swain
Seatbelts and safety
The Guardia Civil have announced that they will be intensifying the spot checks on road users for the correct use of seat-belts by all passengers, including children travelling in Spain and the Balearic and Canary Islands. As we all know it is against the law not to wear a seat belt and this is for the safety of the ...Full Article
Speed limits
In Spain there were no speed limits on roads until the petrol crisis in 1974 when they established a speed limit of 130 km/h. In 1976 with the second ...Full Article
Speedo readings
For quite some time now when you take a car for an ITV the kilometres are recorded and placed on their records. This involves not only them storing it ...Full Article
Driving abroad
I am sure we will all have heard by now the term Middle Lane Hogger here being used in Spain for drivers who only use the centre lane on ...Full Article
The L Sign on cars in Spain
We have all seen cars being driven around, sometime erratically and sometimes very slowly with a Green L sign displayed in the back and may have thought quite innocently ...Full Article
The different zebra crossings in Spain
Many people get confused by the different colours of road marking which appear to be for pedestrian use as crossings. There are basically three colours the normal black and ...Full Article
Tyres and what you need to know
Tyres form an integral part of the car and the type of tyres recommended and the regulations in both wear and depths permitted are there for the safety of ...Full Article
Speed limits on Spanish roads
Many drivers will have exceeded the statutory speed limit at some point during their driving life time but speed limits on roads are there for a reason, mainly for ...Full Article
Is it okay to exceed the speed limit to overtake?
Most people will answer this question with probably a yes answer although the rules and regulations in Spain are far more complex than some other countries and whilst in ...Full Article
Carrying goods in your car
We are often asked what the rules and regulations are about carrying goods such as shopping, flat pack furniture etc in Spain. Obviously no one would want to carry ...Full Article
