Definitions & Vehicle Types: DGT theory test questions in English

Motorcycles, three-wheelers, quadricycles, quads, three-wheeled mopeds and light quadricycles have their first inspection (ITV) 4 years after registration. After that, they need one every 2 years for the rest of the vehicle's life. So 4 years and 6 months are both wrong.

A cycle has at least two wheels and moves by the muscle power of the people riding it, mainly through pedals or cranks. It has no motor doing the work, so the options that mention a motor are wrong.

Cars are exempt from the inspection (ITV) for their first 4 years, counted from first registration, not from the date they were built or imported. From 4 to 10 years old, they need one every 2 years. After 10 years, they need one every year.

Under Spanish traffic rules, a vehicle is any device able to travel on the roads covered by the Traffic Law, meaning it is fit to travel on public roads. Simply being on a road doesn't make something a vehicle, and many vehicles, such as bicycles, have no engine.

On most motorcycles, the front brake is the right handlebar lever and the throttle is also on the right. The left lever is the clutch and the left pedal is the gear shift. The rear brake is worked with your right foot.

An automobile is a motor vehicle meant to transport people, goods, or both at the same time. To count as one, it must have at least four wheels and no more than 9 seats, including the driver's seat. The other options describe work, services, or farm tasks rather than this transport purpose.

A VMP may have a seat or saddle only if it has a self-balancing system, which keeps it stable. So saddles are not banned outright, but not every VMP with a saddle is allowed. Pedestrian zones have nothing to do with this rule.

If there is no road or part of the road set aside for them, vehicles for people with disabilities must use the right shoulder, as long as it is usable and wide enough. If it isn't, they use only as much of the roadway as they need. It is a set rule, not a matter of choice or of officers' instructions.

A VMP has one or more wheels and a single seat. It runs only on electric motors, with a maximum design speed of 6 to 25 km/h. So combustion engines and two-seat designs don't fit the definition.

You may never carry more people than the car's authorized number of seats, whatever the reason. A five-seat car can't take six people, even in town or if the maximum authorized mass (MMA) is not exceeded.

Motorcycles, three-wheelers, mopeds, cycles and bicycles may tow a trailer or semitrailer weighing no more than 50% of the towing vehicle's unladen mass. They may do so only in daylight and when visibility is not reduced. Carrying people in the trailer is not allowed.

Yes. The Traffic Regulations define motorcycles as two- or three-wheeled automobiles with an engine over 50 cc if it's internal combustion, and/or a top speed over 45 km/h. Some may also have a sidecar. Automobiles aren't limited to passenger cars, and simply moving on its own is not what the definition is based on.

Spanish traffic law defines a driver as the person who operates the steering or controls of a vehicle, or who leads one or more animals. Limiting it to practice runs is too narrow. Someone walking and pushing a bicycle or moped counts as a pedestrian, not a driver.

Traffic rules define a vehicle as any device fit for traveling on public roads. This covers non-motorized vehicles like bicycles as well as motor vehicles like motorcycles and cars. Being on the road or having an engine is not what makes something a vehicle.

A vehículo mixto adaptable can carry people, goods, or both at once, since you can add or remove seats. It has a maximum of 9 seats, including the driver's seat. It is not limited to only people or only goods.

To ride a moped legally on any public road, it must first be registered with the provincial traffic office of the traffic department (DGT). Registration is not optional, and it is not limited to roads outside towns.

As a motorcycle passenger, you must always sit astride with both feet on the side footrests for safety. This applies on every type of road, in town and out of town. It is not limited to urban roads, and comfort alone is not enough.

A moped has an engine of up to 50 cc and a top speed of no more than 45 km/h. Spanish traffic law does not count mopeds as motor vehicles (vehículos de motor), unlike motorcycles. "Less than 50 cc" leaves out the 50 cc limit itself and the speed cap, and more than 50 cc describes a motorcycle.

You normally pass on the left, but a tram running in the center of the road with tracks in both directions must be passed on the right. Passing on the left would put you in the path of trams coming the other way, risking a head-on collision. So the left, or either side, is wrong here.

Light trailers have an MMA of 750 kg or less. They don't need their own vehicle license (circulation permit), their own registration number, or separate insurance, but they must display the towing vehicle's registration number. Option A gives only a single figure instead of the range, and trailers over 750 kg are not light trailers.

On a motorcycle, proper clothing and gear protect your body in a crash and shield you from bad weather. A helmet alone is not enough protection. Saying clothing does nothing for safety is simply wrong.

Mopeds are banned from freeways (autopistas) and divided highways (autovías), as well as any road with signs prohibiting them. They can't reach the minimum speed required on these roads. The ban is not limited to freeways, and roads without a shoulder are not banned for that reason alone.

A motorcycle is a two-wheeled motor vehicle, with an engine over 50 cc if it is combustion-powered, whose design allows speeds above 45 km/h. A moped is capped at 45 km/h. A bicycle has no engine at all.

Under Article 121 of the traffic regulations, a person in a wheelchair, motorized or not, moving at walking speed may use the shoulder. If there is no shoulder or it isn't usable, they may use the roadway, with caution and following the safety rules. So a flat "no" is wrong.

Royal Decree 970/2020 expressly excludes vehicles for people with reduced mobility from the VMP category. They follow their own rules, not VMP rules. So they are not VMPs anywhere, not even just in urban areas.

A major repair or modification that changes the vehicle's characteristics must pass an inspection before you drive on public roads. This inspection makes the change legal. Only an official ITV station can do it, never a repair shop, and skipping it is not allowed.

Under Article 121 of the General Traffic Regulations, a person in a wheelchair, motorized or not, moving at walking speed may use the shoulder. If there is no usable shoulder, they may use the roadway. This applies both in town and outside town, as long as they travel carefully and follow the road safety rules.

Spanish traffic rules define an automobile as a motor vehicle normally used to carry people, goods, or both, or to tow other vehicles for that purpose. Construction, service, and farm vehicles are special vehicles (vehículos especiales), which are excluded from this definition.

Compulsory insurance does not cover the at-fault driver's own injuries. It also does not cover damage to that driver's vehicle or the items carried in it. Injuries to that vehicle's passengers and damage to the other vehicle are covered.