09-03-13, 07:21 PM
You need to be a bit 'clued up' and careful down here in Spain .. and it don't get much better due to the current financial / unemployed state of play. The Police (all three types) are sent out in the 'Make Us More Money Mode' ! You get stopped .. you need to be 100% up to date with Everything! Maybe even more so over the border in France!
Most people get pulled over at Toll Road Gates .. where you have to stop for tickets and payments .. this gives the Police a good chance to look you and your vehicle over and decide on any actions required.
Most of the National Bike Cops are in the .. 'I'm a Biker Too Club' .. so if you salute or nod .. you'll often get a nod and a smile in return. I guess my local guys all know me anyway.
I was talking to a group of UK Lads on the ferry last year .. three of them had been done €80 (cash on the spot) for no GB markers at a Toll Gate! I've been living here seven years now .. always had the Euro Blue
Logo jobby built into the Bike & Car number plates.
I've been stopped and well checked (maybe twice a year) and Annie just a couple of times .. we've never had
any problems .. but she was lucky one day .. just by chance she was wearing trainers. Driving if Flip-Flops or open back sandals is illegal and both men and women drivers/riders have to wear a shirt!
One other side angle on this topic .. one that I like .. is that if you advertise that you are not local .. the Spanish drivers seem to give you a wider berth .. a sort of ''Look out Gerald .. he's one of those English'' :eek kind of thing .. that suits me fine Hyacinth !
Stay Safe guys .. read the blinkin book
Trev The Polar Bear in Spain