American Dream
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Hi All....
For the first time I will be visiting SPAIN next month...
Having never driven there I have been going over the general rules of the road and came across an interesting one.
I intended to take the SAT NAV and have found a little piece of regs stating that it is illegal to run a navigation device that is visible to the driver.
Has anyone had any problems with the local law enforcement regarding these please?
For the first time I will be visiting SPAIN next month...
Having never driven there I have been going over the general rules of the road and came across an interesting one.
I intended to take the SAT NAV and have found a little piece of regs stating that it is illegal to run a navigation device that is visible to the driver.
Has anyone had any problems with the local law enforcement regarding these please?
Navigation aids and DVD´s etc.
This is a grey area of the law. Some say these aids are illegal yet they are now commonplace. I personally was one of the first in Spain to have such a device and used it for 8 years with no problems. Indeed once the police stopped me and were fascinated by the device. The driver must not use any screen based aid to navigation (or entertainment) while on the road. You must pull completely off away from traffic. (It makes sense really; after all, you are not allowed to drive down the road with a map on the steering wheel). DVD players and screen based devices other than those directly needed to operate the car must be positioned so the driver cannot see them.
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