Topic: Carrying passengers and loads · Nº 477 / 574
¿Cuánto podrá sobresalir por detrás la carga de su turismo?
How far may the load stick out at the rear of your car?
- AHasta un 10 % de su longitud, o un 15 % si es indivisible.Up to 10% of its length, or 15% if it is indivisible.
- BHasta un tercio de su longitud, sea cual sea la carga.Up to one third of its length, whatever the load.
- CNada, ni por delante ni por detrás.Not at all, neither at the front nor at the rear.
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- AHasta un 10 % de su longitud, o un 15 % si es indivisible.Up to 10% of its length, or 15% if it is indivisible.
Explanation
On vehicles not intended exclusively for carrying goods, such as cars, the load may stick out at the rear by up to 10% of the vehicle's length, and 15% if it is indivisible (Article 15.3 of the General Traffic Regulations). It may not stick out at the front or at the sides.
The rule · Real Decreto 1428/2003, de 21 de noviembre, Reglamento General de Circulación (RGC) · art. 15.3
En el resto de los vehículos no destinados exclusivamente al transporte de mercancías la carga podrá sobresalir por la parte posterior hasta un 10 por ciento de su longitud, y si fuera indivisible, un 15 por ciento.Read the full rule
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