Driving in Tenerife: car stuff

[Nova]

Yeah, i should know this stuff by now, but...

I know you're obliged by law to carry two triangles and a hi-viz jacket in the car, but what else?  Is it law to carry a first-aid kit or just a recommendation?  And why do people talk about carrying spare bulbs and fuses?  Are you supposed to carry a hi-viz jacket for each passenger as well or just for the driver?

And are you supposed to call a grua for something as minor as a puncture or running out of petrol?  Not that I plan on ever doing either 

[Janet]

My understanding ...

compulsory:
spare wheel plus changing tools
2 warning triangles
1 hiviz jacket, 2 are advisable

recommended:
fire extinguisher (compulsory if towing another vehicle)

advisable:
first aid kit
torch

NO rules any more about spare bulbs and spectacles. These used to be the law but are no longer.

AQUI lo tiene ... 

ANYTHING that makes you stop, even something like a puncture, requires a grua. NO repairs are allowed to be carried out by drivers at the roadside.

[Nova]

 

An actual spare wheel can't be compulsory because most new cars, including mine, only come with a squeezy bottle of puncture sealant. I'd have to pay extra for a skinny spare, and I don't see the point if I can't do anything at the side of the road and would have to call a grua anyway.

Ah here's the temporary repair kit in your link:

...o un sistema alternativo al cambio de las mismas que ofrezca suficientes garantías para la movilidad del vehículo.

And if I need to call a grua anyway I'd never have to use it 

Mazda do a lovely red branded first aid kit for €9 

[Delderek]

Spare Wheel, not sure about Tenerife, but very few new vehicles over here, have spare wheels.

[NAH]

Aren't first aid kits supposed to be green?I thought that was a standard so that they were easily recognised by any nationality.

[Nova]

 

[Janet]

bought mine in the car section of a supermarket ... it's blue ...

[Delderek]

Aren't first aid kits supposed to be green?I thought that was a standard so that they were easily recognised by any nationality.

Audi in the UK supply red ones

[NAH]

A bit of Googling says the following things but I'm unable to find a definitive site to quote from.

The international standard for first aid kits is that they should be identified with the ISO graphical symbol for first aid (from ISO 7010) which is an equal white cross on a green background, although many kits do not comply with this standard, either because they are put together by an individual or they predate the standards.


British Standards BS-8599 (which is a green box) only relates to the British Standard First Aid Kit for the Workplace

[El Profesor]

Spare Wheel, not sure about Tenerife, but very few new vehicles over here, have spare wheels.

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true here
not many cars have spare wheels anymore.
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I'm glad mine does though