Learning about Traffic Rules in Spain
Here we are discussing about the traffic rules of Spain. These rules are helpful for visitors and residents can also read them for good driving. There is a book motoring in Spain BY Brain J Deller, you can consult it just for the guidance about the traffic rules of Spain.
If you want to visit Spain with all of comforts, then your own car is the best transport for you. You can go easily anywhere when you want. You must have knowledge about the Spanish traffic rules for the best driving. You have to obey the following Traffic rules in Spain, otherwise you will be fined.
1. You must have your “passport” before driving.
2. When you start driving then must keep current driving license in the car.
3. You have to keep a pair of bulbs and tools for changing.
4. The no. plate of your car must be an “EU” one with the sticker of your “country code”.
5. It necessary to get legal insurance, when we talking about traffic rules in Spain.
6. You must have to keep copies of all the papers related to your car.
7. It not necessary but trying to keep a first aid box in your car.
When you start to visit Spain, you will find that Spanish people rottenly not obeying their traffic rules. You can’t find parking zones there. Most of the people park their cars where they want. Mostly people don’t pay any attention on the traffic signals. Breaking the traffic signals is their daily routine. If you will go to any park on Sunday, you will find that there is nobody on duty for giving parking ticket. So people park their cars with their own wish. No rules which you follow there.
You must give way to the people from the right side. It’s the Spanish driving rule to wear seat belts during driving. There no permission to “drink before driving”. If you will do that, you will be fined by traffic police and you can’t leave that area before paying your fine. If you want to know more about Spanish and is eager in learning Spanish, then you must refer to Rocket Spanish, it has all the relevant information regarding Spanish.
It’s the common rule of Spain that you can’t park your car on yellow painted pavement. You also can’t park your car in front of the sign board of no parking. In big cities of Spain it’s difficult to find parking place on the road because these are very busy areas. In some areas, parking high lights in blue and for parking on these places you have to buy ticket from nearby ticket seller.
In Spain if you break any rule, you must have to pay fine. The traffic police will arrest you immediately after breaking any law. Especially over speeding is not allowed there. They will capture you if you will do that but their system of checking is not so bad like in UK. They don’t use cameras for that purpose so they can’t trace you easily. If there is a visitor in Spain and nobody guide him, then he has to pay his fine urgently in the form of cash. If you will drive your car after drinking, they will forfeit your license. If you will not wear your seat belt then they will charge you fine. Spanish Government Issue a common fine that if you have no lights during rain, they will charge you fine of about 200.
If you follow these rules, you can easily visit Spain without any miss happening. It’s necessary for the visitors to follow the traffic rules to get rid of traffic fines but their citizens don’t obey their traffic rules very strictly.
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