Hello again

William of Orange has the right idea re: the type of medical required.

You have a medical, do some coordination tests etc, and get a 'certificado médico para conductores' (they also issue them for 'cazadores' - hunters).

If you go to http://www.paginasamarillas.es/ and search for 'certificados médicos' in Tortosa or wherever, you will get addresses and telephone numbers of the centres that issue these certificates.

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The new 80km/h limit around Barcelona and increased penalties for speeding issue has appeared in Catalan/Spanish press and on TV.

Summary in English of 80km/limit:

http://w3.bcn.es/V01/Serveis/Noticies/V01NoticiesLlistatNoticiesCtl/0,2138,1653_1802_3_371843242,00.html?accio=detall&home=HomeBCN

Can't find a link for the prison-for-speeding-drivers story in English, here's one in Spanish:

http://www.transport.cat/viewtopic.php?t=6655&sid=f93d6488fe3c74ab5ba9367e8adbc28a

This law is about to come into force, and will affect the whole of Spain.

To get sent to prison you would have to be driving at:

- 200km/h on the motorway (legal limit is 120km/h)
- 180km/h on other roads (legal limit is 100km/h)
- 110km/h in urban areas (legal limit varies between 30 and 50km/h

Anyone found driving with over 1.2g blood alcohol can also be sent to prison

Obviously the limits above correspond to some pretty anti-social behaviour, but even under the existing laws, if a Spanish driver is caught driving at say 150km/h on the motorway, he/she will lose points and can be banned from driving temporarily or permanently. Not sure what would happen with a non-Spanish licence holder.

More radar traps have been installed, and apparently there is to be a lot more drink-driving control in the run-up to Christmas.

Hope this helps.

AgentX