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warning triangles for Spain
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I have heard that camper vans now need to sport warning triangles for Spain, is this so and if so what size etc?
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I carry two tabards and two triangles in my car for Spain and have just bought the same for our camper van.
It's a requirement that the equipment has to be able to be reached from inside the vehicle, so you can't pack it at the bottom of a pile of stuff.
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It's obligatory equipment also if you are travelling across France to get to Spain. As Tim says, your yellow gilet ( obligatory for the driver within reach to be put on before exiting a vehicle broken down on the side of the road) and one for each passenger . In France the reflective triangle also within reach is to be placed at least 30 metres from the rear of the broken down vehicle. Spain requires 2 triangles in the emergency kit ( one placed next to vehicle and the other about 75/100metres back) and 1 gilet for every person that gets out of the vehicle. ( Euro Law with country variations been in existance since 2008).
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Makes good sense really. Far better than this country (UK) where people amble around on the hard shoulder wearing nice dark clothing, then shout at cars that are too close!
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A few years back when I got a puncture (car) on the M4 near just out of London I dutifully placed my warning triangle 50/70m back, put on my reflective vest and set about changing the wheel.
A few minutes later one of the "traffic womble" (Top Gear description) cars pulled up behind and proceeded to bollock me for "resembling a motorway worker" in the vest and putting the triangle out because "it might blow into the carriageway" (it was weighted down with my toolkit). They insisted I remove the vest and took the triangle down. Then they just drove off.
Next time it'll be dark clothing and swearing at the cars.
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also if relevant, Spain and Italy require big square striped reflectors on the rear if you have a bike rack and bikes
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