guardia civil

[96terrano]

not 100% sure what they are but they use terranos

https://www.google.co.uk/search?saf...urce=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=serhUfiPHc6KhQfFsIC4DQ

 

[Terranical]

not 100% sure what they are but they use terranos

https://www.google.co.uk/search?saf...urce=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=serhUfiPHc6KhQfFsIC4DQ

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Guardia Civil here in Spain are an army-based police force (a throwback to the old Franco regime), their uniform is very army orientated, flat caps, jackboots and guns of course. They tend to deal with more serious crime although the local police (Policia Locale) and the Guardia do work together more closely now, so you will find Guardia doing routine vehicle stops one day, next day it can be Policia Locale, and yes, they do use Terranos but they are gradually being replaced by X-Trails and along with Polica Locale, all manner of conventional small Renaults and Dacias - times are hard!

 

[Bat21]

The Guardia Uncivil gave me a €300 on the spot fine for not having my licence with me while on our way to Morocco

 

[zippy656]

The Guardia Uncivil gave me a €300 on the spot fine for not having my licence with me while on our way to Morocco

Oops, well you should have had it.

 

[exosteve]

I like them head light protectors

 

[Terranical]

The Guardia Uncivil gave me a €300 on the spot fine for not having my licence with me while on our way to Morocco

On-the-spot fines are very much a way of life here, they are employed as a revenue-raiser in the severe economic situation that Spain (and others) find themselves in.
Some very dubious procedures are being employed, particularly when it comes to speeding i.e. there are cameras being installed in the ends of crash barriers on dual carriageways which transmit data to a Guardia/Policia unit half a mile down the road - 10kph over the limit? That'll be €300 sir!
They will also decrease the limit a short distance after a higher one i.e. a 70kph limit sign followed by a 60kph 400 yards away and a concealed camera another 400 yards after that. If you're driving a UK car with an mph speedo (like me) you're fair game for these type of tactics.
Also, as Bat21 found, they are getting hotter on document production - routine checks are a regular occurrence and you can expect to be stopped a couple of times a month in the area where we stay - you are required by law to carry your driving licence, insurance details, proof of ownership of the car, ITV (MOT) details, NIE (National Identity Card) or passport at all times, they will however accept photocopies of said documents as long as they have been verified, signed and stamped by the police.
But it's still a b****y lovely country!

 

[Bat21]

Oops, well you should have had it.

I had every other document with me..... all vehicle docs, Bronze, Silver and Gold swimming certificates, Blue Peter badge, cycling proficiency certificate etc etc but no frikking licence as I had forgot to pack it with me

.... they are employed as a revenue-raiser in the severe economic situation that Spain (and others) find themselves in.

Tell me about it..... a year after forgetting my license we were on our way home from Morocco when this happened. Here in the UK when you have a bump you exchange details and the insurance companies thrash it out between themselves. In Spain all you get is an police incident number, the insurance companies then have to 'buy' any details from the police

 

[solarman216]

Having seen that I would say you are indeed a very lucky man Bat, Rick

 

[larson]

I had every other document with me..... all vehicle docs, Bronze, Silver and Gold swimming certificates, Blue Peter badge, cycling proficiency certificate etc etc but no frikking licence as I had forgot to pack it with me



Tell me about it..... a year after forgetting my license we were on our way home from Morocco when this happened. Here in the UK when you have a bump you exchange details and the insurance companies thrash it out between themselves. In Spain all you get is an police incident number, the insurance companies then have to 'buy' any details from the police

after looking at the photos im a little gutted for you.. you go on a holiday of a life time in a very nice bus that many would love to own only to nearly lose you lifes and see the bus fit for bean tins..

your alive and probably have a new bus by now so alls not bad, infact i think you are very lucky. but if they were my photos i could not look at some of them again, especialy the one with blood on the roof lining.

things could so easily have been worse.

was that the safari model with extra head room?

 

[Bat21]

.... but if they were my photos i could not look at some of them again, especialy the one with blood on the roof lining.

I look at them occasionally, it reminds me of how lucky we both were to quite literally walk away from it.

was that the safari model with extra head room?

It wasn't a the Safari model but yes it did have a high roof.... I have a feeling that it was the extra head room that saved us from a fate much worse.

 

[96terrano]

Sounds like the Guardia civil are just a bunch of un repeatible words..

 

[Terranical]

Jeez!! One has to wonder what the result would have been had you been in a lesser car than a Patrol!
Doesn't bear thinking about!

 

[96terrano]

after looking at the photos im a little gutted for you.. you go on a holiday of a life time in a very nice bus that many would love to own only to nearly lose you lifes and see the bus fit for bean tins..

your alive and probably have a new bus by now so alls not bad, infact i think you are very lucky. but if they were my photos i could not look at some of them again, especialy the one with blood on the roof lining.

things could so easily have been worse.

was that the safari model with extra head room?

Jeeze glad you're ok mate, dunno if a t2 would take that

 

[melissachels]

very very lucky bat21, thats a nasty one.