Driving In Spain

While touring in Spain you should not miss the interiors of the country. You must visit the lush green countryside areas along with the busy commercial places where day to day activities are carried out to visit such places it is a good idea to hire a car for yourself, buy a map of the city or keep a book which gives all the information about the place you visit. So when you hire a car it is important that you must know the traffic rules and regulations. So let us check out a few basics.

The most important thing about driving is the driving license. Spain motor vehicles department gives a foreign driving license to the non residents which are valid for six months. You must also adhere to the laws relating to the speed limits. The speed limit in the urban areas is 50 kilometres per hour (kph), residential areas is 20 kph, country roads is 90 kph, dual carriage ways are 100 kph and the limit in autovias is 120 kmph.

The law also requires wearing seat belts for the front seat as well as the back seat passengers. There are fines if you are caught drinking while driving or the amount of alcohol in the blood while driving is beyond 50 mg per millilitre. They test the alcohol levels in the blood with the breathalyzer very frequently.

Another criterion of driving in Spain is adherence to the insurance rules. The third party insurance is indispensable in almost every part of the world and so it is in Spain. The amount of premium gets reduced if there has been no claim in the past five years.

Road tax is required to be paid yearly and is evaluated on the basis of the area and the vehicle. Inspections are also required to be done once a year and for this stations have been built up at various places. Hefty fines have to be paid if any of the rules are not followed.