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An overview of the rules of the road, the types of roads, parking, laws related to driving while drunk and other aspects important to a driver in Spain...
Spain's
road system totals approximately 166,000 Km in length, made up of motorways,
toll roads and trunk roads. The roads are managed by central and local
authorities, and the basic rules of road use are similar to those in other
European countries.
- Information
about the laws and highway code can be found on the website of the Spanish Traffic Department (Dirección General de Tráfico,
DGT) (in Spanish)
From
January 19 2013, updates to the European Community Directive 2006/126/EC were
brought into force. The aim of the directive is to harmonise driving licences
in Europe, increasing security and preventing fraud. National licences produced
by EU and EEA member states have been phased out and replaced with a single
European credit-card style licence.
Drivers
who currently hold a paper licence are required to renew their licence before
expiry in the country where they are resident by 19th January 2033.
Those who are resident in Spain for more than
two years, and who hold a licence with an indefinite validity period issued by
another member state will also have to change their driving licence. To comply
with Spanish rules, drivers will have to take a medical examination when
renewing their licence.
- Further
details of the directive can be found here
Buying Fuel
Fuel
is sold at petrol stations (gasolinera)
and is usually served by an attendant.
- Petrol - gasolina
- Unleaded
Petrol - gasolina
sin plomo
- Diesel - gasoleo
An
increasing number of petrol stations offer Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Gas Licuado del Petróleo,
GLP) and Biodiesel. Maps showing their locations can be found through the
following websites: