Topic: Vehicle lights and horn · Nº 770 / 839
Un turismo que circula desde la puesta hasta la salida del sol: ¿debe llevar las matrículas iluminadas?
A car is being driven between sunset and sunrise: must its number plates be lit?
- ASolo la delantera.Only the front one.
- BSolo la trasera.Only the rear one.
- CSí, tanto la delantera como la trasera.Yes, both front and rear.
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Correct answer
- BSolo la trasera.Only the rear one.
Explanation
Under the General Vehicle Regulations (Reglamento General de Vehículos, Article 16 and Annex X), motor vehicles must have a white light that lights up the rear number plate and comes on with the sidelights. The front plate has no lighting of its own.
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