| If you're planning to drive in Spain,
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| | 90kph on urban roads and as sign-posted
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| make sure that you have the correct
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| | in built up areas. This can vary from 20
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| driving licence. If you are from the EU,
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| | to 80kph and can change as many as three
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| an EU licence (with the ring of stars) or
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| | times within 500 metres, so keep a look
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| a UK licence is acceptable. If your UK
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| | out. In most parts of Spain, you won't
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| licence is the old paper type, you will
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| | find many of the ever intrusive speed
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| need to carry a form of photo ID as well.
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| | cameras but the police do use radar
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| If you're from outside the EU, you will
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| | traps. The use of radar detectors is
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| need an International Driving Licence,
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| | forbidden. In fact it is illegal to even
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| obtained in your country of origin.If
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| | carry one in your vehicle.A few things to
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| you're taking your own vehicle to Spain,
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| | beware of, as the police seem to be
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| ensure that your insurance is valid for
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| | particularly hot on these:- Do not cross
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| overseas travel and that you have current
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| | a solid white line in the centre of the
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| road tax and an MOT or national
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| | road, either to overtake or to turn
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| equivalent. Carry the originals or
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| | left.- Always come to a complete
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| legally certified copies of all documents
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| | standstill at a STOP sign, whether it
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| will you, including your passport, which
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| | seems to be necessary or not.- Do not
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| must be valid until after the end of your
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| | overtake on the inside, unless using a
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| stay.It is mandatory to carry two red
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| | designated slip road to leave or enter an
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| warning triangles, a set of spare bulbs
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| | autopista.- Do not be tempted to follow
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| and the necessary tools needed to change
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| | the example of the Spanish workmen, who
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| them and a spare pair of driving glasses,
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| | can be seen drinking beer, wine or brandy
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| if you use them. If you are hiring a car
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| | (or possibly all three) at breakfast time
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| and the triangles or bulbs are missing or
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| | (9:30 - 10:30am), at lunch time (1:30 -
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| incomplete, insist that the rental
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| | 3:00pm) and after work (any time after
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| company provide them before you take the
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| | 6:00pm). The blood alcohol limit is 0.5
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| car. You will also need to take with you
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| | milligrams per millilitre of blood. If
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| or request from the rental company,
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| | you're caught drinking and driving, as a
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| booster seats for children as the wearing
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| | foreigner you may lose your licence the
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| of seat belts is mandatory for all
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| | same day, if your case is rushed through
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| vehicle occupants. It is also advisory,
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| | the special courts.- You will often see
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| though not compulsory, to carry a fire
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| | drivers with a mobile phone in one hand
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| extinguisher and a first aid kit.People
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| | and the other waving in the air for
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| will tell you that you must carry a
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| | emphasis (presumably they're steering
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| reflective jacket for each person in the
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| | with their knees). However, it is NOT
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| car. This isn't strictly true, however,
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| | legal to use a phone while driving unless
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| it is illegal to get out of your car,
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| | you have a completely hands-free set
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| other than in urban areas, without
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| | (which does not include the use of an ear
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| wearing one, so if you have a puncture on
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| | piece).- Do not operate satellite or
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| the motorway and no jacket, you have a
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| | other navigation systems whilst driving.
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| problem. It is most unlikely, at the
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| | Pull over to a safe place as you would if
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| time that I write this, that a rental car
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| | you wanted to read a map.- Children under
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| company will provide reflective
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| | 12 years of age may not sit in the front
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| jackets.They drive on the right hand side
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| | seat.- Motorcycle riders must wear a
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| of the road in Spain, in theory anyway,
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| | reflective jacket and a crash helmet. A
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| and give way to traffic coming from the
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| | dipped headlight must be used at all
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| left, especially on roundabouts.Speed
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| | times.Our next article will cover less
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| limits are generally 120kph on autopistas
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| | vital, but nonetheless important things
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| (motorways), 100kph on dual carriageways,
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| | you should know when driving in Spain.
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