Spain Extends Travel Ban Spain has announced that the current travel restrictions on passenger travel by air and sea from the UK will be extended until 6pm (GMT+1) on 16 March 2021 (5pm / GMT in the Canary Islands), with the exception of Spanish nationals and those legally resident in Spain. International transit through Spanish airports by passengers on flights departing from the UK … Read More
Nicola Sturgeon says overseas holidays are unlikely this summer Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says Scots are unlikely to be able to travel abroad this summer. She says they might not even be able to take domestic holidays this Easter. While school children will return to the classroom this month, there will be no wider relaxing of lockdown rules she says. In an update to the Scottish parliament, Ms Sturgeon … Read More
Booking and staying in a quarantine hotel when you arrive in England How to book a place in a quarantine hotel and arrange coronavirus (COVID-19) tests if you’re travelling to England from a country on the banned travel list. This guidance is for people arriving in England who have visited or passed through a country where travel to the UK is banned (sometimes called the ‘red list’) in the 10 days before their arrival. … Read More
Travel from the UK to Spain Update Spain has announced that the current travel restrictions on passenger travel by air and sea from the UK will be extended until 6pm (GMT+1) on 2 March 2021 (5pm / GMT in the Canary Islands), with the exception of Spanish nationals and those legally resident in Spain. International transit through Spanish airports by passengers on flights departing from the UK … Read More
Ryanair warns it may axe all UK flights from the end of January Ryanair may cut all flights from the UK and Ireland from the end of January as it blasted governments in both countries for their ‘draconian’ approach to Covid. The drastic warning came as the budget carrier said the new lockdowns will see January traffic fall to under 1.25 million passengers, and plummet further to 500,000 in February and March. The … Read More
Provisional 2020 Regional Fiesta Calendar Released The labour and works committee of the Valencia government has approved the submission of the working calendar for 2020, which includes 12 public holidays to be celebrated across the region. The final draft, which has been approved unanimously by the unions representing workers, as well as representatives of companies and business confederations, will now be submitted to the government for … Read More
Alicante Beats April Airport Record The number of passengers travelling Alicante-Elche Airport grew by 9.7% to over 1.3 million people in April, coinciding with the Easter holidays, while the regional´s capital, Valencia Airport registered an increase of 12.9%, with 752,055 passengers. During the first 4 months of the year, 3.9 million passengers travelled through Alicante airport compared to 2.4 million at the Valencia hub. In … Read More
SPANISH RESIDENCY PRIVATE MEDICAL INSURANCE REQUIRED! As the Brexit deadline of the 29th March approaches rapidly, we are helping a significant number of UK citizens to apply for Spanish Residency. Many clients have expressed their concern about the medical insurance. Therefore, please find below some useful information regarding this important document. Remember that it is compulsory required… La entrada SPANISH RESIDENCY se publicó primero en BZN INTERNATIONAL LAWYERS. Read More
Tiredness and Driving – A Deadly Combination Tiredness, or fatigue, resulted in 177 deaths and 4,063 injuries, of which 589 were serious enough to require hospitalisation, in a total of 2,722 road traffic incidents in 2017, the last year for which complete data is currently available. Of the total number of incidents, 2,722, the majority were on the secondary road network, the … Read More
Volvo to Limit Car Speed Volvo Cars has announced that the manufacturer will limit the maximum speed of all its vehicles to 180 kilometres per hour from 2020 to highlight the dangers excessive speed. In addition to global, European and national initiatives, Volvo themselves have pledged to do whatever it can to ensure that nobody dies or is seriously injured … Read More
Towing a UK Trailer Abroad – The rules are changing From 28 March 2019, it is mandatory for certain trailers taken out of the UK to be registered with the DVLA (Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency). Trailers with a gross weight of over 750kg used for commercial purposes, and those with a gross weight over 3,500kg which are used towed by private vehicles, must be … Read More
DRIVING LICENCE WARNING. DEADLINE APPROACHING Dear Readers, We have been receiving may enquiries from a lot of clients concerned about the need to exchange their driving licences. As the Brexit deadline of the 29th March approaches rapidly Drivers fromthe UK living in Spain should swap their licence for a local one as soon as possible in case there is… La entrada DRIVING LICENCE WARNING. DEADLINE APPROACHING se publicó primero en BZN INTERNATIONAL LAWYERS. Read More