Towing a trailer in Spain (1 Viewer)

[maison]

We will be heading off to Spain in the near future and will be towing a trailer carrying our motor scooter.

The trailer itself is full CE compliant and carries correct lighting board and EU number plate.

Do we require anything further? Eg diagonal striped board. Nothing protrudes outside the dimensions of the trailer.

We are happy that we know the rules for many countries in Europe but are not too familiar with Spain. Various threads on the Forum suggest that police may be, shall we say, a little over zealous in enforcement.

 

[tacr2man]

Where is towing vehicle registered ?
If over 12mtr overall length then marker boards are required
either one long reflector, size about 130 x 25 cm, or two shorter 50 x 25 cm reflectors

http://www.tumbit.com/how-to-guides/articles/175-towing-trailers-in-spain-and-the-law.html

 

[maison]

@tacr2man
We have a 6m PVC, Registered in U.K., towing a 2.5m trailer so it sounds as though we should be OK.

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[gus-lopez]

Don't forget the limit is 80kph here. also make sure you have the breakaway cable connected.

 

[Speve]

We tow to Spain regularly are here now we are 11.7m o/a never had any problems.

 

[EuroTrotters]

Don't forget the limit is 80kph here. also make sure you have the breakaway cable connected.

On a motorway?

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[gus-lopez]

On a motorway?

Yes. Limit is 50mph /80kph here.
I thought it was EU wide until I went to France in 2011.
& the motorhome limit when solo is also not the same as cars ,it being 100kph on Mways.

 

[zac]

Perhaps the locals need to read this thread as when we were there in December travelling at 80kph towing our small car trailer i saw many many spanish cars going full speed past us towing trailers of all sizes. Some bigger than our car trailer, they certainly had no regard for the speed limit. We were also overtaken a few times by spanish motorhomes towing trailers as well as one towing with an A-Frame lol.

 

[gus-lopez]

Perhaps the locals need to read this thread as when we were there in December travelling at 80kph towing our small car trailer i saw many many spanish cars going full speed past us towing trailers of all sizes. Some bigger than our car trailer, they certainly had no regard for the speed limit. We were also overtaken a few times by spanish motorhomes towing trailers as well as one towing with an A-Frame lol.

Yes even I could not stick at 80kph with last auto car as it wanted to be in second or third & would only lock up at 100 with trailer on .
Transit prior wouldn't tow above 4th at 80.Hills you had to change to third . Or cruise at 100 + in 5th
Another one is that all vans with no side windows are restricted to the same limit as hgv's. Now if they actually made them do that you'd never be able to get in the inside lane.
They do occasionally have a purge & last time at San Javier they had a queue of 62 waiting for tickets. & that was on a saturday morning!

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[pappajohn]

If you have a single fog light it's on the wrong side.

 

[EuroTrotters]

Yes. Limit is 50mph /80kph here.
I thought it was EU wide until I went to France in 2011.
& the motorhome limit when solo is also not the same as cars ,it being 100kph on Mways.

Thank you as always

I stick to 60 mph is anyway.