Exemptions

Article 119. Exemptions.
1. Despite the arrangements in Article 117, travelling without belts or other homologated retention systems may be done:
a) By drivers only, when parking or reversing.
b) By women having a medical certificate stating the condition or pregnancy and the approximate date of its conclusion.
c) By people with a certificate of exemption for serious medical reasons or by reason of disability.
The certificate referred to in paragraphs b) and c) must be presented/displayed when required by any traffic officer.
Any certificate of this type issed by the competent authority of a European Union member state will be valid in Spain when accompanied by an official translation.
2. The exemption will also apply in town, but never on autopistas, autovías or highways, to:
a) Taxi drivers, when in service.
b) Goods vehicle drivers, when they make successive loading and unloading operations in places located short distances apart.
c) Drivers and passengers of emergency service vehicles.
d) People who accompany a student or apprentice during driving tuition or aptitude tests and are in charge of the additional controls of the automobile, taking responsibility for traffic safety.
3. Exempted from the arrangements in Article 118,1 are people provided with a certificate of exemption for serious medical reasons, issued in accordance with paragraph 1.c) above. This certificate must state its period of validity and be signed by a practising qualified person. It must in addition carry or incorporate the symbol established in the current rules.