Advices on how to drive in Spain

Camper use to be independent tourist who want to enjoy their freedom, so they tend to use their own car at the destination or a hired car. However, they have to or want to drive to maintain their freedom.

Driving in a foreign country is never easy. New roads, unfamiliar landmarks, unknown place names, different signs, and if you’re from the UK you’ll probably be driving on the other side of the road too.

The roads today in Spain are considerably better than they were just 10 years ago. Toll roads are great. Okay, they’re not free but they are so empty! There is not such thing as “rush hour” on the toll roads, you are pretty much guaranteed that you’ll arrive at your journey at the time you  planned.

Most Spanish don’t seem to have really grasped the concept of the roundabout yet . Most do not understand that if you want to go round the roundabout (anti-clockwise) you need to be in the left lane as you approach it. The majority will simply dive unexpectedly from the right lane into the roundabout, cutting up anyone coming along in the left lane.

It’s not all bad. The fact that it doesn’t rain much and that the roads are rarely busy means that driving in Spain can actually be quite enjoyable. There seems to be less road rage than in the UK and getting around is quite easy once you know where you’re going, although you really do have to keep your eyes open.

eye on Spain  25/08/2009