Marker boards on rear of caravan for long units for Spain.

[keith_374461495]

Please can someone clarify regulations when in Spain, for outfits over 12 meters in total, we hear we should buy and fit special marker boards...anyone know the facts please before we go to Spain in one month.....with car and caravan.Is it law there and where do we source them??? thanks

 

[Reg]

Hi Keith

Try this website

http://www.outdoorbits.com/fiamma-alu-signal-sign-p-163.html
or this

http://www.worldofcamping.co.uk/shop/fiamma_alu-signal_070765__3490

 

[Reg]

Forgot to mention that they are compulsory in Spain and Italy where there is an overhanging object on the back.

The stripes must point down on the offside or side you are overtaken on.

i.e. looking at the rear of the van its the left whilst abroad.

 

[Gafferbill]

Look at these earlier posts........

http://www.practicalcaravan.com/newforums/fm_messages.asp?FO=7&FM=436348

 

[Jennifer_374461363]

What you need are either 2 small or 1 large board, plain yellow centre, red edge, must be aluminium.

You can get what looks like suitable boards (size 565 x 195 I think)on e Bay, or from a place called HGVdirect. On the latter site the boards are about

 

[Jennifer_374461363]

What you need are either 2 small or 1 large board, plain yellow centre, red edge, must be aluminium.

You can get what looks like suitable boards (size 565 x 195 I think)on e Bay, or from a place called HGVdirect. On the latter site the boards are about

 

[Reg]

It looks like I have got the wrong boards!

 

[Jennifer_374461363]

Depends on why you got them. If it is because your outfit is over 12m and you got the striped ones, then yes, you got the wrong ones.

But if they are for a projecting item like a bike carrier, that is different.

 

[RayS]

If you are a CC member, log onto their website and trace through to New, Overseas, and you will find all the necessary info, plus the speed regs for larger outfits when going through France.

There have been several reports of long outfits being measured by guarda civil in Spain, usually at toll boths. Fines are likely to be quite heavy - 100+ euro so i wouldn't risk it.