In this section we have gathered together the most frequently asked questions, and provided the answers, separated into the four main categories which divide the topics in the Spanish traffic, vehicle and road sections.
Please browse around and you should find most of your questions answered here:
Licensing, documentation and Insurance
- A Car Driving Licence Means You Can Drive More than Just Cars
- Brexit Advice Latest
- BTP Being Removed from Licences
- Buying a Used Spanish Registered Car from a Dealer in England
- Car Drivers Should Get More Options from July
- Change of Address
- Common Questions about the European Accident Report Form
- Completing an Accident Report Form
- Dealing with an Incident on the Road with the Accident Report Form
- DGT confirms new driving licence for 16-year-olds
- Do I need to change my European driving licence?
- Driving Lessons Can Only Be Carried Out by Qualified Professionals in Spain
- Driving Licence Codes List
- Electric Bike Insurance
- Foreign Driver Fined for Failing to Exchange Licence
- Get an emergency travel document
- Hidden Vehicle History – Buying Advice
- How to Avoid Visiting the DGT Traffic Office
- How to Lose Points
- I Worry About Losing My Documents
- If You Lose All Your Driving Licence Points, You Can Still Drive (In Limited Situations)
- Insurance Green Card will Cease to be Green
- International Driving Permits
- Losing Points
- Lost Documents
- Mandatory Documentation All Drivers Must Carry
- Mandatory Insurance for E-Scooters: A New Era of Responsibility on Spanish Roads
- Microcar Driver Faced Jail over Licence Misunderstanding
- Motorhome Insurance
- New Driving Licence to be Implemented in January
- New Electronic ITV Certificates Enter Into Use
- New Motor Vehicle Insurance Act Improves Coverage, Compensation, and Safety for Road Accident Victims
- New Rules for Obtaining a Motorbike Licence in Spain
- Parte Amistoso
- Permission to Use Your Vehicle
- Questions About Driving Licence Fines Answered
- Renewing VS Exchanging Your EU Driving Licence
- Roadside Licence Withdrawal
- Rules for Towing Large Trailers
- Secret Codes on the Driving Licence
- Selling a Second Hand Car in Spain
- The Great Licence Gamble!
- The Latest Driving Licence Update for Older Drivers
- The new vehicles you will be able to drive with the B licence in Spain
- Transferring a Vehicle Following Death
- Transporting Dangerous Goods
- UK Licence Holders – Clarification Point
- Vehicle Registration Document
- Welcome to Letter M (on Spanish Number Plates)
- What do the New Electric Scooter Laws Mean?
- What Happens if you Drive after Losing Your Driving Licence Points in Spain
- What the DGT Says about Brexit
- What Types of Vehicles Can I Drive?
Vehicles
- A Heavy Load
- Are Golf Buggies Allowed on the Road in Spain?
- Buying a New Car – Your Rights
- Can I Be Fined For Not Carrying A Spare Wheel?
- Can I install a Dashcam in my car?
- Can I Put a Flag on My Car
- Can I Tint My Windows?
- Carrying a Load
- Carrying Bikes on Cars
- Changes to the ITV System
- Check your Screen Wash Levels
- Child Seats and Children in Cars
- Children in Cars
- Choosing Workshops and Garages
- Classic Cars on Spanish Roads
- Ensuring Your Vehicle is Roadworthy: A Guide to Spanish Regulations
- European Tyre Safety Ratings
- Fire Extinguishers
- FIVE SIMPLE MAINTENANCE TASKS EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW
- Flat Battery?
- Have You Got Your Environmental Badge?
- Hire Car Equipment
- How to Deal with Breakdowns
- How To Read Tyre Size?
- Identifying an Unmarked Guardia Civil Vehicle
- Is it Legal to use a Tablet as a GPS?
- It is Mandatory to Carry a Spare Wheel in Spain, but Not Always
- Keep your Number Plate Clear
- Mandatory Equipment When Driving In Spain
- Motorhome and Campervan Legislation
- Motorhome Parking
- Motorhomes: Parking or Camping?
- My British Registered Car has an Expired MOT. Can I get an ITV done in Spain instead?
- Obtaining a Vehicle Report
- Other Major Changes to Traffic Law – Summer 2018
- Personal Mobility Vehicles (VMP) – Instruction 16 / V-124
- Removing Abandoned Vehicles
- Scooter Technical Specifications in More Detail
- Spanish Traffic Law is Not Just About Driving!
- The Braking System
- The Hazards of Heat
- The Importance of Tyre Pressure
- Thinking of Buying an Electric Scooter this Christmas? You may want to reconsider!
- Tow Bars and the Law
- Towing Different Types of Trailers
- Trailer Registration
- Transporting a Bicycle
- Tyre Load Capacity
- Tyre Load Capacity – Reading a Tyre
- Tyre Pressure
- Tyre Safety Checks We Can All Do
- Vehicles – Can You See the ITV?
- Vehicles that the DGT Requires to have a Breathalyser
- What Defines an E-scooter?
- What do I need to know about Spanish tyre law?
- What Documents are Needed for the ITV
- What is an Assisted Pedal Bike?
- What is Tyre Load Index and Why is it Important?
- When your ITV test has expired, how long can you drive without being fined?
- Will My Petrol Tank Explode in Hot Weather?
Driving
- A Reminder about Children in Cars
- A Reminder About Speed Limits in Spain
- Additional Lanes: What are they and how do we deal with them?
- Advice for those not on the school run
- Alcohol, Drugs, and Driving in Spain: Zero is the Only Safe Limit
- Appropriate Footwear in the UK
- Avoiding Road Rage
- Back to School on the Bus
- Back to School: Safety Tips for Parents Driving Children
- Back to School: What All Drivers Need to Know
- Basic Safety Rules for VMPs
- Be Seen, Be Safe: Staying Visible as Days Shorten
- Bikes and Pedestrian Crossings
- Black Boxes in Your Car: What you need to know
- Can children ride pillion on motorbikes?
- Can I wear a Bluetooth headset when driving?
- Carrying Animals in Cars
- Carrying Gas Canisters
- Carrying Gas Canisters in the Car
- Carrying Items in the Vehicle Safely
- Carrying Items Outside a Vehicle
- Carrying Pets in Cars
- Changes to Rules for Two-Wheeled Road Users in 2025
- Children in Bike Trailers
- Children in Cars
- Children on Motorbikes
- Choose Your Lane
- Common Causes of Road Rage
- Cycling – Losing Points
- Cycling Respect
- Cycling to School: Healthy, Independent and Safe
- Cyclists and Roundabouts
- Daytime Running Lights on Motorbikes
- Dealing with Tractors
- DGT Issues Warnings to Cyclists
- Don’t Forget Your Seat Belt
- Drink Driving Myths Exposed
- Driving in Rain
- Driving on Motorways in Spain
- Driving on Motorways in Spain
- Driving with Headphones or Headsets
- Drunk in Charge of a Scooter?
- E-Scooters: Staying Safe on the School Run
- Exiting Roundabouts
- Five Times you Must Use Headlights, Including During the Day
- Five Wet Weather Tips
- Flying the Flag for Euro 2016
- Getting Stopped by the Guardia Civil
- Giving Way to Pedestrians
- Have you Heard of the Emergency Corridor?
- Hay Fever Season and Driving Problems
- High Risks of Forest Fires
- How Many Passengers Can I Carry in My Car?
- How to Act in a Traffic Accident Involving Children
- How to Deal with an Emergency in a Tunnel
- How to Deal with Priority Vehicles
- In Spain we Drive on the Right
- Is it against the law to drive whilst wearing headphones?
- Is it legal or not to drive in flip flops or high heels?
- Is it mandatory to carry a spare wheel in a car in Spain?
- Junctions
- Keep Calm and Learn About your Car
- Keep Cool Whilst Driving
- Keeping Children Secure
- Keeping Safe in the Vehicle
- Letting Emergency Vehicles Pass
- Loose Objects in the Car
- Maintaining a Proper Position in the Vehicle
- Mandatory Documentation All Drivers Must Carry
- Margin of Error
- Medical Exemption from Compulsory Seat Belt Wearing
- Mobility Scooters and Powered Wheelchairs
- More Roundabout Confusion from Facebook
- Motorbikes – Pillion Passenger Rules
- New E-scooters Require Certification from January
- New Guidelines for Scooters and Mobility Vehicles
- New Motor Fuel Labels Coming this Autumn
- New Rules Aim to Protect Cyclists
- New Speed Limits in May
- New Speed Limits in Towns and Cities
- New Speed Limits Now in Force in Spain
- Novice Drivers
- On the road, alcohol kills
- On the School Run
- Other Changes to Traffic Laws This Month
- Other Healthier Ways to School
- Overtaking multiple vehicles
- Overtaking Slow Moving Vehicles
- Passengers on Personal Mobility Vehicles
- Places it is Forbidden to Overtake
- Please Don’t Overload the Car
- Please Remain Seated with your Arms Securely Positioned
- Proper Seat Belt Use is Vital
- Proper Use of Seatbelts
- Proposed Changes to Lane Legislation to Benefit Emergency Vehicles and Motorbikes
- Remember to Buckle Up – Seat belts save lives
- Riding a Moped Whilst Wearing a Splint
- Risks of Crossing in an Inappropriate Place
- Road Safety Near Schools
- Rules for Riding E-scooters
- Save Money on Motor Fuel Consumption
- Sharing the Road with School Buses in Spain
- Slow Down for Horses
- Smoking in Cars
- Snow Preparations
- SPEED KILLS!!!
- Speed Limits
- Spotting Speed Traps Made Simpler
- Staying Safe on a Scooter
- Taking Your Dog to the Beach this Summer
- The ‘Dutch Reach’ Makes Opening Doors Safer for All
- The 10 Most Dangerous Sections of Secondary Roads
- The Emergency Corridor
- The Five Biggest Problems on Roundabouts in Spain
- The Hidden Problem of Drugs and Driving
- The Most Common Questions About Electric Scooters in Spain
- The Roundabout Crash Question Answered
- The Rules Regarding A – Frames
- Top 10 Tips for Driving in Spain
- Traffic Law Still Applies in Car Parks
- Tunnels and Underpasses
- Types of Hazards and How to Avoid Them – Part 1
- Types of Hazards and How to Avoid Them – Part 2
- Using a VMP for Commercial Purposes
- Using Headlights During the Day
- Using the Correct Lane
- What documents do I have to take in my car?
- What to Do if you See a School Bus
- When is Overtaking on the Right Permitted
- Yeah, Put Your Feet Up… What’s the Worst that Can Happen?
- Your Home from Home on Wheels – But there are rules!
Signs and Signals
- ‘White Stick’ Variations – Being Aware of Impairments
- All Emergency Vehicles will have Blue Lights
- Animal Dangers
- Another New Spanish Road Sign to Know
- Are Motorbikes Required to Carry the Emergency Light V16?
- Are You Permitted to Cross a Solid White Line to Overtake Cyclists?
- Avoiding the Safety Car Effect
- Can Foreign Vehicles Obtain a Spanish Eco Sticker?
- Can I Drive Through an Orange Light?
- Can You Cross a Solid White Line?
- Carrying a Bike Behind your Car
- Categories and Definitions of Eco Stickers in Spain
- Crossings and their Warning Signs
- Decoding the No Parking Sign
- Different Coloured Pedestrian Crossings
- Different Shapes of Road Signs
- Do you know the significance of these Spanish road signs?
- Do You Know This Road Sign?
- Driving Through Tunnels
- Electric Charging Station Signs in Spain
- Everything You Need to Know About Emergency Lights
- Finding Fuel on the Motorway
- Flags and their meanings
- Goodbye to the Triangle
- Government Approves New Spanish Road Signs
- Hand Signals You Must Know When Driving in Spain
- Have you ever noticed a small red triangle on the back of some vehicles?
- Have you Noticed the Red Lines at the Back of Trucks?
- Have You Seen the Red and Striped Squares on the Back of Vehicles?
- Have You Seen This New Sign Yet?
- Headlights Question Mark
- How and Why You Should Obtain your Eco Sticker
- How to distinguish different roads in Spain
- How to drive around split roundabouts
- How to Identify Different Roads in Spain
- How to Respond to Checkpoints
- Identifying Dangerous Goods
- Indicador de Cortesia
- Intelligent Road Signs
- International Use of the V-16 Warning Light and Triangles Explained
- It’s the season for flashing lights, so…
- ITV Sticker Colours and Placement
- Keep Your Hands to Yourself!
- Looking Out for Animals
- Many Drivers Do Not Know the Meaning of this Common Road Sign
- Maximum Speed Limits
- National Speed Limit
- New Low Emission Zone Sign Launched
- New Radars on Motorbikes – NO! The Myths Busted
- New Road Markings – Green Lines
- New sign to protect the vulnerable
- New signs for electric charging points
- New Signs Show Delay Times
- New Spanish Road Signs for 2023
- New Spanish Road Signs for 2023 – Updated
- No! You Can´t Ignore the Signs in Car Parks!
- Overtaking on Spanish Roads
- Parking Myths Busted
- Pedestrians on the Road – Where and how to cross safely
- Priorities of Signs and Signals
- Priority at Unmarked Junctions
- Priority Vehicles
- Punto Negro?
- Red and Yellow – Mean STOP When it comes to traffic lights!
- Road Closures due to Snow
- Road Markings and Lines
- See the sign – Watch your speed!
- Signs and Signals from Police Officers Controlling Traffic
- Signs on Approach to Bends
- Slow Down
- Speed Limit Signs
- Speed Limit Signs and What They Mean
- Speed Limits on the Secondary Road Network in Spain
- Temporary Road Signs
- Ten Questions about Eco Stickers and Low Emission Zones
- The Difference Between Autopistas and Autovías
- The Latest Road Markings Being Tested in Spain
- The Modernising of the Roadside Warning
- The Most Important but Most Disrespected Road Sign
- The Rare Occasion the Speed Limit Can be Exceeded in Spain
- The Spanish Number Plate System
- The Truth About Green Speed Limit Signs
- Things You Need to Know about the Vado
- Transport of Dangerous Goods
- Understanding Guardia Civil Traffic Flags: Your Guide to Roadside Signals
- V is for Visibility and Vehicles
- V-02 Signal
- V-04 – Limited Speed Sticker
- V-13 – The Green L-Plate
- V-20 – Protruding Load
- Warning Triangles
- What are the Rules for Chevron Markings on the Road?
- What Do Dragon´s Teeth Road Markings Signify?
- What do the green lines painted on some roads mean?
- What Does a Speed Limit Sign Tell Us?
- What does this red line that appears on the road mean?
- What is a Pedagogical Radar?
- What is the Significance of Yellow Road Signs in Spain?
- What is the Speed Limit in Spain?
- What is the V-6 signal?
- When is it Not 90?
- When will warning triangles be replaced?
- When You See This Sign, You Must Slow Down!
- Where Can You Park?
- Where to Place Stickers in the Windscreen
- Where to Stick the Stickers
- White Lines (Don´t Do It)
Other Information
- Buying a Second-Hand Vehicle in Spain
- Can I Dial 999 to Summon Help in Spain?
- Changes to Child Car Seat Rules from September
- Checking Your Details at the Roadside
- Checkpoint Warnings Must Not be Shared
- DECLARACION AMISTOSA DE ACIDENTE – ACCIDENT STATEMENT
- DGT Functions Online
- DGT Procedures at the Post Office
- Fixed Radar Cameras
- Going Abroad – Be Prepared
- Guardia Civil Motorbikes
- Helicopters – Who Is the Eye in the Sky?
- How Drivers Make a Living from Speeding Motorists
- How to Act if Another Driver Harasses you on the Road
- How to apply for a disabled parking permit
- How to Check if you Have a Traffic Fine Without Having a Digital Signature
- How to Check Your Driving Licence Points Online
- Identifying Ambulances
- Keeping Cool Inside The Car
- Mobile Radar Speed Checking Equipment
- Muting Your Phone
- Pegasus – the new aerial radar
- Questions Raised About Golf Buggies
- Running Into Traffic!
- Spanish Traffic Laws
- Spanish Tyre Law
- Stickers and their Symbolism
- Super Radars to Catch Much More than Before
- The Importance of Seat Belts in Saving Lives
- The Secrets of the Radar
- Traffic Policing Without Leaving the Office!
- Unmarked Police Cars
- What in the blood alcohol level in Spain?
- What Is a VMP – Technical Characteristics
- What is DGT 3.0?
- What is the DGT’s plan to improve surveillance and control on the roads?
- What the Number Plate Can Reveal
- Which is the Best Lighting?
Fines and Sanctions
- 350 Fines a Day for Driving Without Insurance
- Alcohol Limits and Penalties
- Are Dash Cams Legal in Spain?
- Blocking Junctions
- Braking for Speed Cameras Could Land you with a Bigger Fine
- Can I Drive at 55 kmph in a 50 Zone Without Being Fined?
- Can You Be Fined for Driving Through a Yellow Light?
- Can You Be Fined for Having a Shopping Bag on the Back Seat?
- Can You Drive Without a Shirt?
- Carrying your Christmas Presents Safely
- Carrying your mobile phone in the car
- Carrying Your Shopping on the Back Seat Can Result in a Fine
- Changes to Traffic Fines Notifications from November
- Changing address of your driving licence
- Common driving actions that can lead to fines in Spain
- Common Offences Committed by Drivers in Spain
- Cyclists – Know the Law
- Cyclists Are Permitted to Ride in Pairs but Not Always
- Cyclists Give Cyclists a Bad Name!
- Discounts for traffic fines
- Do Not Even Touch your Mobile!
- Do you wear glasses for driving?
- Don´t Drive Distracted!
- Don’t brake sharply when you spot a radar!
- Driving Licence Points
- Driving on a Motorway in a Prohibited Vehicle
- Driving with a Broken Windscreen is Not Permitted
- Driving Without a Licence Can Lead to Prison
- Failing to Allow an Overtaking Vehicle to Return
- Failing to Carry the Correct Emergency Equipment
- Failing to Give Way
- Failing to Indicate
- Failing to Maintain a Safe Distance
- Failing to Maintain the Proper Position in the Vehicle
- Failing to Respect the Priority of Pedestrians
- Fines for Incorrect Actions on a Roundabout
- Five Common Driver Actions That Can Be Fined
- Flip Flops – And other inappropriate footwear
- Frequent Offences Committed by Drivers in Spain
- Get Set for a Summer Motorhome Road Trip
- Getting Fined Without Moving
- Getting Motor Fuel Can Lead to Problems If We’re Not Careful
- Have you Received a Fine but Were NOT the Driver?
- How Drivers Add 200 Euro to their Grocery Shopping Bill
- How Long Does It Take to Receive a Speeding Ticket?
- How Long Does it take to Receive a Traffic Fine Through the Post?
- How to Appeal a Fine from the DGT
- How to Check your Points Online
- How to identify a driver in the event of a fine
- How to lose points and influence the loss of your driving licence!
- How to Pay a Traffic Fine
- How to recover points on your licence in Spain
- How Traffic Fine Discounts Work
- How will Low Emission Zones be managed in Spain?
- I Forgot my Licence!
- Indicators!
- Insecure Animals in the Vehicle
- Is It Okay to Double Park for a Couple of Minutes to Nip to the Shop?
- Is There a Fine for Hanging an Air Freshener on the Rear View Mirror?
- Medical Conditions Inconsistent with Driving
- Misuse of the Horn can Have Serious Consequences
- Mobile Phone Questions Answered
- Motorcycles: 10 Dangerous Infractions
- Music can be a costly distraction
- Myth Busting: Flip Flops
- New Cameras to Detect STOP Violations
- New Cameras Watch for More than Speed
- New Section Launched – Fines and Sanctions
- No Parking on Bike Lanes
- Not Driving in the Right Hand Lane
- Parking Facing the Wrong Way
- Point Losing Offences
- Programming Your GPS When Driving
- Put Yourself in Their Place
- Putting your Feet up on the Dashboard
- Questions Raised Over N-332 Speed Camera Reports
- Reversing? There are rules!
- Rules for Caravans
- Say NO to Alcohol or Drugs
- Scooter Warning is Very Real
- Sharing Checkpoint Locations is a Serious Infraction
- Smoking and Driving
- Smoking whilst Driving
- Speeding Fines in Spain
- Stop Means Stop!
- The Issue with Driving Shirtless
- The most common infractions committed by motorcyclists
- The Road to Zero Alcohol is Ahead
- Throwing Cigarettes from Vehicles – The Truth!
- Tick follows Tock, Follows Tick…
- Tougher Driving Penalties Approved
- Traffic Offences that can Lead to Prison
- Types of Traffic Monitoring Devices
- Unnecessarily Lane Changing
- Using Radar Detectors
- Using Your Mobile Phone Whilst Driving
- Vehicle Passengers Can Also Be Fined
- Warning About Checkpoints Can Lead to Sanctions
- Washing Your Car in the Street Can Lead to a Fine
- Watching Your Driving!
- We All Really Need to Slow Down
- What Happens at an Alcohol or Drugs Check in Spain
- What Happens if I Don’t Pay a Traffic Fine?
- What is the fine for not wearing a seat belt in Spain?
- Who Can be Breathalysed and Why?
- Who Can Issue Traffic Fines in Spain?
- Who Pays the Fine for Not Wearing a Seat Belt?
- Who pays the fine if a passenger isn’t wearing a seat belt?
- Why are Traffic Officers speaking to these Cyclists?
- You Are NOT Allowed to Wash Your Car in the Street
- You Should Normally Park on the Right-Hand Side of the Road