Overtaking Slow Moving Vehicles 1 “What are the rules regarding overtaking a slow moving vehicle such as a mechanical digger or agricultural tractor on a road like the N332 where normal overtaking is not permitted?” The Traffic Law says that when there is a solid line, you may overtake the following vehicles so long as their speed is low and you can overtake them in … Read More
Can I install a Dashcam in my car? 2 Can I install a Dashcam in my car? If you install a tiny camera on a side of your windscreen and record constantly with no help from the driver, and the camera do not obscure your vision when driving, it is LEGAL. The video can be used as evidence for accidents/incidents in a trial, and it would be very helpful … Read More
Choose Your Lane 3 If you are driving on a motorway and there are 3 lanes, which lane do you have to use if you are in the grey car?. On a three-lane dual carriageway, you may use the middle lane or the left-hand lane to overtake but return to the middle and then the right-hand lane when it is safe. If there are … Read More
How can I transfer a car by myself 4 How can I transfer a car by myself? If you have bought a car, remember you have 15 days to transfer it into your name. We are going to explain step by step how to do it; – Write on the sale contract date/hour. From that moment you will be the provisional owner. – You will need to take to … Read More
Fire Extinguishers 5 Did you know you must carry a fire extinguisher in your car when you are towing a trailer? It is advisable to carry one in the car at all times, but it is not mandatory, it is only required when you use the trailer. Read More
Where Can You Park? 6 Where can you park your car? In this picture we can see how the neighbor (nº 2) has a Vado installed in his garage door, and there is a solid yellow line in front of his garage and another solid yellow line painted over the broken white lines, that means it is forbidden to park in front of the garage. … Read More
Bikes and Pedestrian Crossings 7 Can I ride my bike over pedestrian crossings? Answer: When you are on the bicycle you are considered a vehicle so you have to cross the zebra crossing on foot, and you DO NOT need to wear a helmet, because you are in a city, so if you are older than 16 years of age it is a voluntary action. … Read More
Transporting a Bicycle 8 How to transport a bicycle on the back of your car? The bicycle can not overhang any side of the car. But in this case we make an exception if it does not overhang a lot. Here you can see 2 options: 1. When the bicycle does not hide the headlights of the car, you only need to put the … Read More
Vehicle Registration Document 9 Since today the Traffic Department will issue a new Vehicle Registration Document where you will find when the Itv(Mot) of your car expire, and the genuine kilometers. The Traffic Office will get this information directly from the Itv stations so when you buy a car you will get all this information. Remember you do not have to renew the Registration … Read More
Drunk in Charge of a Scooter? 10 An 18-year-old man was charged with drunk driving recently, but he wasn´t driving a car, he was simply riding along on an electric scooter, so how could he be fined? The simple answer to the question is this. There are only two basic types of road users, pedestrians, and vehicle users. A pedestrian is quite simple to imagine or understand, … Read More
