Spain has recently updated the Traffic Law, with the intention of hopefully making driving a little safer, and has also introduced a number of new road signs, some of which you might be aware of as the concept exists in other countries, like the UK, but others which are unique to Spain. Here are a few of those signs which …

Although there have been different variations, such as those that can be seen on older cars, currently the number plate of a car in Spain is formed of a series of 4 number, followed by 3 letters. Each series, or, to put it another way, each number plate is unique, and is assigned to an individual vehicle. It can reveal …

There are two common questions that always arise in the summer months. The first is about flip-flops, and whether it is illegal to drive in them. To which the answer, which we have covered before, is that there is no specific law which deals with such items of footwear, it is advisable not to drive in them, as they can …

Choosing advice rather than a change in the law, one of the Spanish Government’s suggestions for dealing with the accelerating price of motor fuel was to suggest that we all slow down. However, as recent evidence proves, the opposite has actually happened, and motorists are actually speeding more. The DGT has carried out a speed surveillance campaign earlier this month, …

We are already getting set for a different summer this year than recently. There are fewer restrictions, the weather looks set to be hot, and many people are choosing a different form of holiday, with camping expected to be the choice of many more people than usual, in particular camping in vehicles. For this reason, and facing the summer period, …

Having constantly tried various means such as education and enforcement to get the message across, both the DGT and the Guardia Civil are trying a different approach, humour, to try to get drivers to use one of the most important safety features of our vehicles, the indicators. It can be said louder but not clearer: you have to use the …

It is not uncommon to be stopped by the Guardia Civil, or the police for that matter, whether for a routine checkpoint, or for an infraction, but in summer there is often an increase in checks, so the chance of getting stopped is greater. It is not necessarily anything to worry about, but it is useful if we know how …

Various technological improvements are coming online, all aimed at improving road safety, but some which can have a direct impact on the driver. In addition to the new traffic laws that came into force this year, a reform has been carried out on the Law on Traffic, Circulation of Motor Vehicles and Road Safety that comes into force on July …