One of the most important pieces of advice I give in my book is that you should always seek professional advice rather than simply doing research on the internet of taking information from a guide book.

Listening to Brian Deller on REM.fm bought this home yet again as he mentioned the case of an expat involved in an accident who while legally using a UK licence had not had the medical that is required by law in Spain.  Because of this, he says her licence was deemed invalid, she lost the case and her insurance would not pay.

Speaking to a Spanish friend of my today he told me that a few months ago he had 4 points taken off his driving licence.   What had he done?  He did not come to a complete stop at a stop sign.  By a complete stop I mean just that, he had slowed right down to about 3 miles an hour, there were no cars in sight and he made the turn.  Unluckily for him there were two police parked nearby who pulled him over and fined him the four points.