Keeping Your Car Cool in the Spanish Summer
The familiar scenario of stepping into your car after work or a day at the beach, only to be met by a blast of suffocating heat, is not just uncomfortable – it can be genuinely hazardous.
The familiar scenario of stepping into your car after work or a day at the beach, only to be met by a blast of suffocating heat, is not just uncomfortable – it can be genuinely hazardous.
With the summer months upon us, more of us are hitting the roads for holidays and longer journeys. Yet, a crucial component often overlooked is the condition of our car’s tyres.
Are your car tyres ready for summer? Discover common mistakes that shorten tyre lifespan and learn easy maintenance tips to avoid constant garage visits. Ensure optimal handling, safety, and fuel economy by checking pressure, tread wear, alignment, and for visible damage.
Understanding how dangerous goods are identified is crucial for road safety. Learn about the UN’s “Orange Book” and the ADR regulations governing their transport in the UK and internationally. This section details the mandatory “orange panel” and hazard label plates, explaining the significance of the hazard identification numbers and UN numbers. Discover the nine classes of dangerous goods and how each is visibly identified on vehicles and containers to ensure public awareness and safety.
The Spanish Government has approved an update to its official catalogue of traffic signs, effective July 1, 2025. This reform adapts signage to modern social, technological, and mobility changes, introducing new signs for personal mobility vehicles, updating pictograms, and removing obsolete ones. The gradual physical replacement of signs aims for a unified, clearer, and more inclusive road signage system across the country.
If you receive a traffic fine but you were not the person driving the…