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Summer Driving – Dos and Don´ts – Part 2

Last week, we spoke about maintaining the correct position when we are sat in a vehicle, specifically, in that case, related to the potential and “life changing” injuries that can be caused by putting your feet on the dashboard. However, the rule extends to much more than that, as Article 18, Section 1 of Royal …

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Summer Driving – Dos and Don´ts – Part 1

We have had a bit of rain recently, but we are also now seeing temperatures start to warm up, and with that comes a wave of typical behaviours we see on the roads, many of which can cause us problems, and can lead to a fine, or worse, so it´s time to look at some …

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Is There a Fine for Hanging an Air Freshener on the Rear View Mirror?

It is not uncommon to see air fresheners hanging from the rear-view mirror in cars, or other items like religious iconography, and masks were quite common during the height of the pandemic, but is there a fine for doing this? The answer is not quite that straight forward. Firstly, there is no specific fine for …

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Reversing your car in Spain? There are rules!

It is quite a frequent occurrence that we have to change the direction of travel and reverse, parking being the most obvious reason, but there are rules we must abide by when we do reverse with our vehicles, and if we don’t you could be 500 euro out of pocket. The most common rules ignored, …

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How to identify a driver in the event of a fine

It is quite common for individuals other than the owner of the vehicle to drive a car in Spain, but in the event of a traffic fine being issued and you as the vehicle owner were not the driver, you will need to notify the DGT so that the sanction is correctly issued to the …

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