One can spot more and more camouflaged cars being driven about around the province, especially on mountain roads with plenty of curves.

Down here on the Costa Tropical, it is the Cabra/Suspiro del Moro road whereas inland its the Sierra Nevada mostly.

And they’re reportedly causing accidents.

Up in Lanchas del Genil which is on the Granada – Sierra Nevada main road, locals are completely fed up with their high-speed test driving.

Car manufactures test their new, high-range models out on real road conditions rather than circuits. These cars are easy to spot because they have razzle-dazzle camouflage or other patterns designed to mask the outline of the car.

The presence of these test cars is problematic as allegedly there are an increasing number of collisions, cars turning over and car fires, which brings us on to the mysterious refuelling site.

On the said A-395, there appeared a mobile fuel bowser complete with electrical generator, parked in a lay-by. This caught the attention of the ecologist association, Sierra Nevada Limpia who reported its presence (just up from the hostal restaurante Los Puentes) to the authorities because of the danger that it posed both its inflammable nature and pollution factor should there be a leak.

It turns out that it belongs to V-Motech Allemagne who decided to set it up there without any permit – the Junta has since fined them.

This company that specialises in road tests for high-range vehicles uses the road both because of the altitude and the road surface.

(News: Sierra Nevada, Granada, Andalucia)