Is it permitted for the goods carried, or the auxiliary elements for their protection and securing, to cover the vehicle's lighting or light-signaling devices?

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In accordance with the General Traffic Regulations (Article 14(1)), the load carried on a vehicle, as well as all the accessories used for its protection, conditioning and lashing (such as tarpaulins, straps, tensioners or chains), must be arranged and secured in such a way that they do not hide the lighting or light-signaling devices. Likewise, the load must not cover the plates or the mandatory distinguishing marks of the vehicle, nor prevent visibility of the manual warnings that the driver must give. That is why it is not valid to allow it as long as the load is marked with panels, nor to allow it only by day: the visibility of these elements is a road safety requirement that admits no exceptions, regardless of the time of day or the complementary signaling.

Is it permitted for the goods carried, or the auxiliary elements for their protection and securing, to cover the vehicle's lighting or light-signaling devices?

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