Maximum speeds on roads outside built-up areas is one of the topics in the Vehicle movement block of the Spanish DGT theory. How vehicles must move on the road: direction of travel, position on the carriageway, speed and distances. Understanding this section well helps you answer the theory-exam questions on this topic with confidence.

In simple terms, this point of the DGT theory establishes that vehicles which, for testing or experimentation reasons, have been granted a special permit for testing may exceed the established maximum speeds by 30 kilometres per hour, but only within the established route and in no case when travelling on urban roads, through roads or on stretches where there are specific signs limiting the speed.

Questions here combine speed, lane position and distances: always check whether the road is urban or interurban.