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Topic: Vehicle lights and horn · Nº 620 / 839

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Un turismo que circula entre la puesta y la salida del sol, ¿debe llevar iluminadas las placas de matrícula?

Must a car driving between sunset and sunrise have its number plates lit?

  • ASí, tanto la placa delantera como la trasera.Yes, both the front and the rear plate.
  • BSolo la placa trasera.Only the rear plate.
  • CSolo la placa delantera.Only the front plate.
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Correct answer

  • BSolo la placa trasera.Only the rear plate.
Explanation

Vehicles must have a number plate light that, without dazzling other road users, lets you read the plate at night in clear weather from 20 metres away when the vehicle is stopped. It must come on whenever the vehicle is using its sidelights, dipped headlights or main beam.

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