The new regulation, which comes into force on October 1, will consider as “historic” those vehicles manufactured or registered for the first time at least 30 years ago, according to the Executive in a statement. This regulation, according to the official note, will urge the municipalities to establish formulas in their municipal ordinances to allow the circulation of “those owners who make sporadic or non-habitual use of their historic vehicles”.

That is to say, the use of these vehicles from that date on will be occasional, and never as a daily means of transport. In this way, the aim is to ensure that the environmental impact is as small as possible. To this end, the text states that this type of vehicle may be driven for a maximum period of 96 days a year. It also provides that historic vehicles older than 60 years are exempt from periodic MOTs.

As for traffic regulations, the speed limit is set at 80 km/h for those that, by design, do not have seat belts in the front seats. The regulation prohibits, on interurban roads, minors of height equal to or less than 135 cm from riding on board historic vehicles that do not have seat belts.