Andalucia Region, Costa del Sol, Spain. People are going insane?
British Drivers Forced To Take Tests In Spain
http://costadelsolupdate.com/british-drivers-forced-to-take-tests-in-spain/
The new measures will mean that every British expat or holiday maker who wishes to drive in Andalucia will have no option but to sit an independent driving test in Spain. Upon passing the test, a temporary license will be issued by the Andalucian Road Safety Executive. This license will remain valid for a period of 12 months.
Prices For The New Tests
The mandatory tests will be introduced on the 1st of September 2018. Residents will need to make an appointment at their local town hall to sit the theory test, which will cost €199. Upon completion of this, an appointment can be made to sit the practical test. This will cost between €321 and €329 depending upon the location. When this has been successfully completed, the driver will be issued with a license which will permit driving in Spain. This annual license will cost €30.
Tourists who wish to hire a car will have to follow a different procedure. Upon arrival at Malaga Airport or the new Malaga Merida Airport, visitors must present themselves at the driving test registration desk where they will be able to sit the theory test followed by a fast track practical test. The total cost for this, including the license, will be €520.
The main reason for this is "Increasing Road Safety". What a laugh of the century!
Senor Marco Aletas De Barro is the chief executive of the regional governments British Expat Drivers Persecution Committee. He says “We have had no choice but to introduce mandatory tests for British drivers here on the Costa Del Sol.
There are too many accidents every year on our roads, and nearly all of them involve British drivers”.
“Everyone knows that Spanish drivers are the safest in Europe” Sr. Aletas De Batto continued. “We don’t blame the Brits for their dreadful driving, the fault lies with the DVLA and their terribly low standards.
By introducing these tests, we can teach British drivers how to behave on our roads, and increase safety for everyone”.
Police Checkpoints
National Police and the Guardia Civil will be on the lookout for
British drivers who haven’t passed the new tests. They will have the power to seize vehicles and impose on the spot fines to anyone caught without the correct license. Car hire firms will also be subject to fines if they are found to be leasing vehicles to unlicensed drivers.
Guess what? If the Spanish drivers were to drive on the same side of the road (the left side), as in the UK and Thailand.
Do you want to know how they would drive in the roundabout? They have no sense of driving safely at all.
Let say, stress on driving the same way we do, there are 2-3 lanes or more in a roundabout, all Spanish drivers strongly believe that they have priority to turn right and all the traffic on the right lanes must give way to them. That is because they think they are turning in a perfect circle of their imaginary circle lines.
Normally, most drivers driving on the left lane would either turn left or go straight on, but not Spanish drivers. They think they have an absolute right of way. If they want to turn right they would. In case of any accident all drivers on the right lane would be at fault.
Would you call that logic?
In fact, accidents involving British and Spanish drivers mainly occur in the roundabouts, not just British but all nationalities.
Spaniards would stop and block all the traffic in the roundabout in order to decide which way they would take.
The local government must be mental to even think of doing such thing. Considering the number of British tourists coming to spend millions and millions of Euros in the region each year, not to mention the number of British residents living in the area.
I live in Valencia region (east coast of Spain), not far from Murcia and if this news is for real in that part of Spain, I would have to stop driving to/in that region. See map.
So, a warning to all Thai people (with British passport and UK driving licence) to be aware of this upcoming new law introducing in Andalucia region this September 2018. That is, if it will materialise at all.
Cheers,
Brexit effect, so far.
British Drivers Forced To Take Tests In Spain
http://costadelsolupdate.com/british-drivers-forced-to-take-tests-in-spain/
The new measures will mean that every British expat or holiday maker who wishes to drive in Andalucia will have no option but to sit an independent driving test in Spain. Upon passing the test, a temporary license will be issued by the Andalucian Road Safety Executive. This license will remain valid for a period of 12 months.
Prices For The New Tests
The mandatory tests will be introduced on the 1st of September 2018. Residents will need to make an appointment at their local town hall to sit the theory test, which will cost €199. Upon completion of this, an appointment can be made to sit the practical test. This will cost between €321 and €329 depending upon the location. When this has been successfully completed, the driver will be issued with a license which will permit driving in Spain. This annual license will cost €30.
Tourists who wish to hire a car will have to follow a different procedure. Upon arrival at Malaga Airport or the new Malaga Merida Airport, visitors must present themselves at the driving test registration desk where they will be able to sit the theory test followed by a fast track practical test. The total cost for this, including the license, will be €520.
The main reason for this is "Increasing Road Safety". What a laugh of the century!
Senor Marco Aletas De Barro is the chief executive of the regional governments British Expat Drivers Persecution Committee. He says “We have had no choice but to introduce mandatory tests for British drivers here on the Costa Del Sol. There are too many accidents every year on our roads, and nearly all of them involve British drivers”.
“Everyone knows that Spanish drivers are the safest in Europe” Sr. Aletas De Batto continued. “We don’t blame the Brits for their dreadful driving, the fault lies with the DVLA and their terribly low standards. By introducing these tests, we can teach British drivers how to behave on our roads, and increase safety for everyone”.
Police Checkpoints
National Police and the Guardia Civil will be on the lookout for British drivers who haven’t passed the new tests. They will have the power to seize vehicles and impose on the spot fines to anyone caught without the correct license. Car hire firms will also be subject to fines if they are found to be leasing vehicles to unlicensed drivers.
Guess what? If the Spanish drivers were to drive on the same side of the road (the left side), as in the UK and Thailand.
Do you want to know how they would drive in the roundabout? They have no sense of driving safely at all.
Let say, stress on driving the same way we do, there are 2-3 lanes or more in a roundabout, all Spanish drivers strongly believe that they have priority to turn right and all the traffic on the right lanes must give way to them. That is because they think they are turning in a perfect circle of their imaginary circle lines.
Normally, most drivers driving on the left lane would either turn left or go straight on, but not Spanish drivers. They think they have an absolute right of way. If they want to turn right they would. In case of any accident all drivers on the right lane would be at fault.
Would you call that logic?
In fact, accidents involving British and Spanish drivers mainly occur in the roundabouts, not just British but all nationalities.
Spaniards would stop and block all the traffic in the roundabout in order to decide which way they would take.
The local government must be mental to even think of doing such thing. Considering the number of British tourists coming to spend millions and millions of Euros in the region each year, not to mention the number of British residents living in the area.
I live in Valencia region (east coast of Spain), not far from Murcia and if this news is for real in that part of Spain, I would have to stop driving to/in that region. See map.
So, a warning to all Thai people (with British passport and UK driving licence) to be aware of this upcoming new law introducing in Andalucia region this September 2018. That is, if it will materialise at all.
Cheers,