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Impaired Hearing - Still Allowed To Drive?

Impaired hearing doesn´t prohibit driving for non-professional drivers, but if your loss of hearing in both ears is over 45%, you can only drive a vehicle that is fitted with a panoramic interior mirror and exterior mirrors on both sides. If yo

Subsidies On New Cars - Plan Pive 7

Please use THIS LINK for information on the seventh edition of Plan PIVE.

How Do I Find An Itv (mot) Testing Station?

  List of ITV (MOT)Test Centres   Alternatively, if in Andalucia, you can use the Veiasa App called ´ITV Andalucia´ to make an appointment. Available on Google Play and App Store.

Failed The Itv. Can I Drive Till Re-test Date?

You will find the answer on this LINK.

Centres For Driving Licence Medicals

These centres will also manage the application for renewal of your Spanish driving licence. If you’re exchanging a foreign licence for a Spanish one, you need to check beforehand if they will carry out yourself, or engage a gestor to do it

New Free European Road Safety App - Going Abroad

What is the speed limit on French motorways? Do I need to wear a helmet when I cycle in Sweden? The free European Road Safety App contains all important road safety rules and some fun games. Download it before going abroad and save on roaming ch

When Is It Obligatory To Carry A Fire Extinguisher In My Car?

Obligatory to carry a fire extinguisher in your car, when you are towing a trailer of any kind. So the driver of any combination of ´turismo´ and ´remolque´ needs to have access to an adequate homologated fire extinguisher, in his/her vehicl

Have Been Asked To Provide The Name Of Driver?

Besides receiving a traffic fine, you may be asked to provide name of the driver, failing to do this will incur a further fine. Provide Name of Driver

Renew Your Eu Licence For Spanish Under Dgt 2 Year Resident Protocol

DGT/Trafico published a new form to be used for renewals of EU licences for Spanish, both as a result of their announced ´2 year resident´ protocol, as for renewals of naturally expiring EU licences. The info from the DGT website re ´renovaci

What Is A ´talon Foto´, Required For Spanish Driving Licence

Talon foto is a sort of template, supplied by Trafico, to indicate where you must place your signature. Will be superimposed on your actual pic on the licence.