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Driving in Spain
The rules of the road as our desk recorded them, native unit first.
Right
50 / 90 / 120 km/h · 31 / 56 / 75 mph
urban / rural / motorway
Not required
EU and UK licences are valid as they are; non-EU licences legally require an IDP alongside and rental desks ask for it.
0.05% (0.03% for drivers with under two years of licence)
Many former toll motorways became free between 2018 and 2021; the remaining AP routes still charge. Free A-roads usually parallel them.
Not required by day; mandatory in tunnels.
Mandatory under 135 cm, and children under that height must sit in the rear.
Low-emission zones (ZBE) are now mandatory in every city over 50,000 people, with camera enforcement and varying rules - check the specific city before driving into a centre. Otherwise Spanish roads are excellent and the motorway network is one of the best in Europe.