F.A.Q. List

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

• Brexit Advice Latest
• BTP Being Removed from Licences
• Buying a Used Spanish Registered Car from a Dealer in England
• Can l change address on driving license without going to Alicante
• Car Drivers Should Get More Options from July
• Change of Address
• Do I need to change my European driving licence?
• 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 can I transfer a car by myself
• How to Lose Points
• I Worry About Losing My Documents
• Insurance Green Card will Cease to be Green
• International Driving Permits
• Losing Points
• Lost Documents
• Microcar Driver Faced Jail over Licence Misunderstanding
• Motorhome Insurance
• New DGT Instruction Clarifying European Driving Licence Renewals
• New Electronic ITV Certificates Enter Into Use
• 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
• Spanish Traffic Laws
• Transferring a Vehicle Following Death
• Vehicle Registration Document
• Welcome to Letter M (on Spanish Number Plates)
• What do the New Electric Scooter Laws Mean?
• What the DGT Says about Brexit
• What Types of Vehicles Can I Drive?

Vehicles

• A Heavy Load
• 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
• 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?
• 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
• Replacing Older Cars for New – Plan PIVE
• 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 Pressure
• Tyre Safety Checks We Can All Do
• Vehicles – Can You See the ITV?
• Vehicles that the DGT Requires to have a Breathalyser
• What do I need to know about Spanish tyre law?
• What Documents are Needed for the ITV
• What is an Assisted Pedal Bike?
• When your ITV test has expired, how long can you drive without being fined?
• Will My Petrol Tank Explode in Hot Weather?

Driving

• Additional Lanes: What are they and how do we deal with them?
• Advice for those not on the school run
• Appropriate Footwear in the UK
• Avoiding Road Rage
• Back to School on the Bus
• Bikes and Pedestrian Crossings
• Black Boxes in Your Car: What you need to know
• Carrying Animals in Cars
• Carrying Gas Canisters
• Carrying Gas Canisters in the Car
• Carrying Pets in Cars
• Children in Bike Trailers
• Children in Cars
• Children on Motorbikes
• Choose Your Lane
• Common Causes of Road Rage
• Cycling – Losing Points
• Cycling Respect
• Cyclists and Roundabouts
• Daytime Running Lights on Motorbikes
• DGT Issues Warnings to Cyclists
• Drink Driving Myths Exposed
• Driving in Rain
• Drunk in Charge of a Scooter?
• 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
• Hay Fever Season and Driving Problems
• High Risks of Forest Fires
• How to Act in a Traffic Accident Involving Children
• How to Deal with Priority Vehicles
• In Spain we Drive on the Right
• Indicador de Cortesia
• Is it legal or not to drive in flip flops or high heels?
• 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
• Margin of Error
• Medical Exemption from Compulsory Seat Belt Wearing
• Mobility Scooters and Powered Wheelchairs
• Motorbikes – Pillion Passenger Rules
• Muting Your Phone
• New Guidelines for Scooters and Mobility Vehicles
• New Motor Fuel Labels Coming this Autumn
• New Speed Limits in May
• New Speed Limits in Towns and Cities
• New Speed Limits Now in Force in Spain
• Novice Drivers
• 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
• Picking up Unwanted Passengers
• Places it is Forbidden to Overtake
• Priorities of Signs and Signals
• Proper Seat Belt Use is Vital
• Proper Use of Seatbelts
• Riding a Moped Whilst Wearing a Splint
• Risks of Crossing in an Inappropriate Place
• Save Money on Motor Fuel Consumption
• Signs and Signals from Police Officers Controlling Traffic
• Slow Down for Horses
• Smoking in Cars
• Snow Preparations
• Speed Limits
• Spotting Speed Traps Made Simpler
• The ‘Dutch Reach’ Makes Opening Doors Safer for All
• The 10 Most Dangerous Sections of Secondary Roads
• 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
• Tunnels and Underpasses
• Types of Hazards and How to Avoid Them – Part 1
• Types of Hazards and How to Avoid Them – Part 2
• Using Headlights During the Day
• Using the Correct Lane
• What documents do I have to take in my car?
• Where Can You Park?

Signs and Signals

• ‘White Stick’ Variations – Being Aware of Impairments
• All Emergency Vehicles will have Blue Lights
• Animal Dangers
• Avoiding the Safety Car Effect
• Can I Drive Through an Orange Light?
• Carrying a Bike Behind your Car
• Different Coloured Pedestrian Crossings
• Different Shapes of Road Signs
• Do you know the significance of these Spanish road signs?
• Finding Fuel on the Motorway
• Flags and their meanings
• Goodbye to the Triangle
• Headlights Question Mark
• How and Why You Should Obtain your Eco Sticker
• How to distinguish different roads in Spain
• How to Respond to Checkpoints
• Intelligent Road Signs
• ITV Sticker Colours and Placement
• 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
• Parking Myths Busted
• Priorities of Signs and Signals
• Priority at Unmarked Junctions
• Priority Vehicles
• Punto Negro?
• 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
• The Difference Between Autopistas and Autovías
• The Modernising of the Roadside Warning
• The Most Important but Most Disrespected Road Sign
• The Spanish Number Plate System
• V-02 Signal
• V-04 – Limited Speed Sticker
• V-13 – The Green L-Plate
• V-20 – Protruding Load
• Warning Triangles
• What do the green lines painted on some roads mean?
• What is the Speed Limit in Spain?
• When is it Not 90?
• Where to Stick the Stickers

Other Information

• Buying a Second-Hand Vehicle in Spain
• Can I Dial 999 to Summon Help in Spain?
• Checking Your Details at the Roadside
• DECLARACION AMISTOSA DE ACIDENTE – ACCIDENT STATEMENT
• DGT Functions Online
• Going Abroad – Be Prepared
• Guardia Civil Motorbikes
• Helicopters – Who Is the Eye in the Sky?
• How to Act if Another Driver Harasses you on the Road
• Identifying Ambulances
• Keeping Cool Inside The Car
• New Mitsubishi Traffic Cars Arrive in Orihuela
• Pegasus – the new aerial radar
• Running Into Traffic!
• Spanish Tyre Law
• The Secrets of the Radar
• Traffic Fine Information in English
• Unmarked Police Cars
• What Is a VMP – Technical Characteristics
• 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
• Carrying Your Shopping on the Back Seat Can Result in a Fine
• Changes to Traffic Fines Notifications from November
• Cyclists – Know the Law
• Cyclists Give Cyclists a Bad Name!
• Driving on a Motorway in a Prohibited Vehicle
• 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
• Getting Fined Without Moving
• Getting Motor Fuel Can Lead to Problems If We’re Not Careful
• How Long Does It Take to Receive a Speeding Ticket?
• How to Appeal a Fine from the DGT
• How to Check your Points Online
• How to Pay a Traffic Fine
• How to recover points on your licence in Spain
• I Forgot my Licence!
• Indicators!
• Insecure Animals in the Vehicle
• Mobile Phone Questions Answered
• Motorcycles: 10 Dangerous Infractions
• Myth Busting: Flip Flops
• New Section Launched – Fines and Sanctions
• No Parking on Bike Lanes
• Not Driving in the Right Hand Lane
• Point Losing Offences
• Programming Your GPS When Driving
• Putting your Feet up on the Dashboard
• Questions Raised Over N-332 Speed Camera Reports
• Say NO to Alcohol or Drugs
• Scooter Warning is Very Real
• Smoking and Driving
• Smoking whilst Driving
• The Issue with Driving Shirtless
• The most common infractions committed by motorcyclists
• 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
• Washing Your Car in the Street Can Lead to a Fine
• We All Really Need to Slow Down
• What Happens if I Don’t Pay a Traffic Fine?
• Why are Traffic Officers speaking to these Cyclists?