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Driving in Spain

Accident – accidente

Car – coche/turismo

Car park/parking space - aparcamiento

Cross roads – cruce

Driver - conductor

Driving licence – officially ‘permiso de
conducción’, but more commonly ‘carné de conducir’

Give way – ceda el paso

Insurance
– seguro

Lorry –
camión

No
parking – no aparcar/no estacionar

Passenger
- pasajero

Pedestrian
crossing – paso de peatones

Petrol
station – gasolinera

Police
- policía

Speed – velocidad

Speed limit – límite de
velocidad

Roundabout – rotonda

Tow truck – grúa

Traffic fine - multa

Traffic lights - semáforos

Types of road:

Calle – street

Dead –end street – calle sin salida

Dual carriageway – autovía

Motorway - autopista

Road - carretera

Ring road – circunvalación

Toll road - peaje