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16/5/2013 at 5:23pm
Location: West Sussex
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I copied this from the Foreign Office website. Some useful advice but I wouldn't let it prey on your mind. Ditto Kelper's advice.
"When driving, be wary of approaches by bogus police officers in plain clothes travelling in unmarked cars. In all traffic-related matters, police officers will be in uniform, and all police officers, including those in plain clothes, carry official ID. Unmarked police vehicles have a flashing electronic sign on the rear window which reads Policía (Police) or Guardia Civil (Civil Guard), and normally have blue flashing lights. Genuine police officers will only ask you to show them your documents and will not ask for your bag or wallet/purse.
If in any doubt, you should talk through the car window and contact the Civil Guard on 062 or Police on 112 and ask them to confirm that the registration number of the vehicle corresponds to an official police vehicle.
Be aware of ‘highway pirates’ who target foreign-registered and hire cars, especially those towing caravans. Some will (forcefully) try to make you stop, claiming there is something wrong with your car or that you have damaged theirs. If you decide to stop to check the condition of your/their vehicle, stop in a public area with lights like a service station, and be extremely wary of anyone offering help." this is the link
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Don't forget to leave a review of the French and other European campsites you have visited!
Don't forget to leave a review of the French and other European campsites you have visited!
17/5/2013 at 11:52am
Location: Bilbao - Spain
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Sadly some cases (2 or 3) were reported couple of years ago in Costa del Sol, and in Madrid motorway to Valencia, I remember. Thieves tried to fine the victims, asking for money inmediately, and showing false credentials, but they weren't violent. This practice is far from being extended. I haven´t heard again about it.
And as others have said, use common sense. Road police in the most regions of Spain is Guardia Civil, except in Basque Country (Ertzaintza and Miñones only Alava, rare), Navarra (Policia Foral) and in Cataluña (Mossos d'esquadra), and they seldom drive an unmarked vehicle stopping people. And they don´t stop you in the middle of nowhere. They do it At the tolls, roundabouts,towns etc.
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