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Topic: Carrying passengers and loads · Nº 191 / 574

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Un menor de 12 años que viaje en el asiento de atrás, ¿cuántas plazas ocupa?

How many seats does a child under 12 travelling in the back seat count as?

  • AMedia plaza.Half a seat.
  • BUna plaza.One seat.
  • CUna plaza si el asiento está homologado, media plaza si no está homologado.One seat if the child seat is approved, half a seat if it is not.
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  • BUna plaza.One seat.
Explanation

Any person travelling in a vehicle, whatever their age, always counts as one full seat. If your manual says otherwise, it is out of date. In the past, children counted as half a seat.

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