Mar 15, 2011

PERE NAVARRO, the General Directorate of Traffic (DGT) aims to reduce the speed limits inside urban area to 30 kilometres per hour on two-lane streets. Apparently the purpose of the measure is not only the fight against air pollution but to reduce deaths due to collisions with pedestrians. The initiative by the DGT would not affect the streets with...

Mar 15, 2011

HOW many UK motorists know the rules surrounding the use of UK registered vehicles on Spanish roads … what is legal and what is not, and what one can do and what they can’t? But it’s obvious that many don’t care about rules or if their cars are legal. That is, until something extraordinary happens – like getting stopped by the Police...

Mar 15, 2011

THE European Court of Justice has declared it illegal for insurance companies to charge women less for policies. Women typically pay less as they are statistically less likely to have an accident. The Court of Justice considers that this exception leads to the risk of EU law perpetuating exceptions to equality between men and women. However, the Press...

Mar 10, 2011

The Porsche Boxster model line has a new luxurious top model in addition to the sporty Boxster Spyder: The Boxster S Black Edition limited to 987 cars. With its 320 hp – ten hp more than the Boxster S – this edition offers a substantially larger range of standard equipment and exclusive special options, all at a very attractive price. The new...

Mar 10, 2011

BMW supports the introduction of Super E10 fuel in Germany and Europe. This is also in accordance with the decision made following the legislative procedure involving BMW and the motor industry. There have been no changes to the technical assessments which were made for Europe and Germany at the time. The statements made by Mr Brüner on the matter of...