Having changed my car recently to one that has an awful lot of electronic control I run out of fuel as the control stated I had enough for 70 kilometres, but it is obviously not accurate. To prevent this occurring I purchased a plastic 10 litre can for fuel, and filled it with Diesel Oil for my car.

I have now been advised by a friend that in Spain it is not legal to carry spare fuel anywhere within the car.

Is this advise correct?

Laws and Tips for Driving in Spain - EUroadlegal.co.uk
www.euroadlegal.co.uk/country/spain.html‎
Warning triangle x 2; Headlamp converters; GB plate (see note 1); Spare bulbs ... It is against the law to carry a child of less than three years in a motor vehicle ... It is allowed to carry petrol in a can. ... Dial 112 anywhere in the EU to reach the emergency services. ... Radar detectors are illegal in Spain whether in use or not.
Spare fuel can - RAC
www.rac.co.uk › ... › Any Questions? › Breakdown and Safety Questions‎

Is it illegal to carry a can of spare fuel in the car? You are permitted to carry fuel in an approved container, but there are strict limits as to HOW ...

Surely that can´t be right....

it's not - should read

"Children under 12yrs cannot travel in the front seat unless using an appropriate restraint. It is against the law to carry a child of less than three years in a motor vehicle without an EU approved child's seat correctly fitted in the rear of the vehicle"

Here is the correct URL

Also...

Thanks for the reply, however the link you give is "broken" and does not work. Thought you may want to check that out.

Try this link instead - it looks the same but it works.

http://www.euroadlegal.co.uk/country/spain.html

Both links work for me

Thank you and your link worked also for me. Having just joined, I am very happy to have received so many replies and am satisfied I break no law in Spain regarding spare fuel in the boot. Thank you to all who replied.

as I don't carry any children irrespective of age where do we stand on the fuel in boot original subject.

I had expensive problems with my car over gummed up injectors - claimed to be because of using "supermarket low quality" petrol in the UK, so ensure I never get too low and always fill up from major petrol co's.
but it would be nice to have a couple of "get me home" gallons as I find local filling stations erratic on opening/closing hours.

and if you do carry fuel in the boot - does anyone have any figures for it "going off" ???

tks

With a bang?

Or due to age?

well hopefull not the former Fred, as it would be sin plomb 95
but fuel can over the years accumulate muck in the tank so why not whilst sitting in a long forgotten canister in the boot.

on a "huck out" of the boot this weekend, where I keep all the "legal" bits such as spare lamps, hi-vis, battery powered pump etc etc in a box, found "spare/emergency" water left over from when I drove down from Uk 18months ago. didn't try it, especially as the plastic bottle had changed shape slightly. and not sure about the bottle of windscreen wash after 18m of Spain's high temps.

so - does it go off??

Thanks again for all you great members, I forgot to say that I never leave spare fuel for a long time in the can, mostly empty the contents in to the fuel tank and top the can up again with fresh fuel, this at least every two months or so.

My car is diesel and most of the replies cover petrol so again I am convinced that I will not break any law in Spain.

Am now going to withdraw from this thread as I am happy with all the replies.

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Please let me know if you need any further help.

Rosemary

Yes

But I am not sure of the time frame, however why not chuck it in the tank every 3 - 6 months and refill with fresh.