[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Safe driving is not only about maintaining and respecting basic driving rules, but it is also important that we comply with driving regulations on safety aspects. It is also important that we comply with the driving rules on safety aspects. Do you know what happens if you are stopped at a control and you are not properly identified or with the ITV in force? A situation without the slightest risk can result in a significant fine or even withdrawal of points.
There are four types of recklessness that are usually the most common, sometimes due to ignorance, but which can be a major problem for breaking the rules of driving. We tell you about four rules that you must follow if you really want to drive safely. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”32233″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]
Circulate correctly identified
Both you and your car must be properly identified. You with your valid driver’s license (and in your pocket, not at home) and your car with the papers in order. To be able to drive your vehicle you must have three valid documents:
- Driver’s license. That is to say, your license that recognizes that you have the knowledge to drive a vehicle. Since the introduction of the points system, there are rules and infractions that affect the balance of your license. The maximum number of points you can have is 15, and the minimum points to be able to circulate are 1. Each infraction subtracts points, and driving without points on your license is a crime and is punishable by a prison sentence of 3 to 6 months or a fine of 12 to 24 months or community service of 31 to 90 days, as stated on the DGT website.
- The vehicle registration certificate. This document certifies that your vehicle is registered and can be driven. It contains the information that identifies the vehicle: technical data, chassis number, engine capacity… All vehicles must be authorized to circulate and not having this authorization can lead to a fine of up to 500 euros.
- MOT certification. Finally, if your car is more than four years old, it must pass the technical inspection of vehicles. It is a review that ensures that it is in safe driving conditions, both for you and for other drivers. Failure to carry it or driving without this authorization can lead to the immobilization of the vehicle or a fine of up to 200 euros.
The lack of any of these documents leads to an economic fine in most cases, although driving with a suspended license or being prohibited from using that vehicle leads to the subtraction of 4 points.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]
Driving with valid insurance
This is another key point for safe driving. In order to be able to drive any vehicle, it must have a coverage that guarantees the safety of its crew members in any accident and the damages caused to others. The obligatory nature of driving with a car insurance helps to ensure peace of mind when driving. Usually, car insurances have two types of coverage:
- Mandatory, which serves to compensate for damages that we may cause to third parties, either because we run over someone or because we collide with another car.
- Voluntary: travel assistance, glass insurance, theft, fire or, if we want maximum coverage, an All Risks insurance.
Select the coverages of our car insurance will depend on our needs and budget, in general. It is advisable not to stick only to the budget: your safety and that of your family, and the total guarantee at the time of driving is much more important.
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Controlling speed and speed cameras
Driving at the recommended speed is the best advice you can follow as a driver. But sometimes we don’t follow it, and that’s when we have to pay the consequences. It is important to control the speed, but it is also interesting to know at what speed the radars jump. This is not a standard rule, as it depends on the type of road you are driving on, the type of radar…
This means that mobile radars apply a margin of error of 7 kilometers per hour on roads whose maximum speed is less than 100 kilometers per hour, as Cadena Ser tells us. In the case of fixed radars, the DGT reduces the margin of error to just five kilometers per hour.
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Pass the ITV periodically
We have already indicated before that one of the documents that we must carry in our vehicle is the ITV up to date. In this inspection of the vehicle is analyzed that it meets the minimum requirements to circulate, therefore aspects such as:
- On the exterior of the vehicle: the quality of the wheels, license plates properly attached and legible, bodywork damage, quality of the bumpers, windshield wipers, proper functioning of the lights, etc.
- Inside the vehicle: brakes, shock absorbers, oil, as well as safety belts, speedometer, gas control, etc.
It is always advisable to check aspects such as lights, windshield wipers, anchorages, tires, in short, that it does not have very obvious external defects in operation. Although sometimes, when the vehicle is many years old, it is recommended to pass a pre-ITV, which is a review that is performed in your trusted workshop to ensure as far as possible whether or not you can pass the ITV.
[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Do you have doubts about how to drive safer? At Moné we help you choose the best insurance for you and your car.
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