When my new car was delivered in July, it came with the usual two warning triangles, reflective vest etc. but for the first time, no spare bulb kit. I asked at a main dealer and was told they are not made or provided for specific models any more as legislation in Spain was recently changed and spare bulb kits no longer have to be carried in the car. (I'm not sure whether this only applies to post-2012 cars, or whether all drivers of all cars are now exempt.) A generic spare bulb kit for "Most" of the bulbs would set me back about 20 Euro, though cheaper kits are to be found on eBay.
The reason for the change is that so many car bulbs cannot be changed by the keen DIYer, so a law penalising drivers for not carrying something they could not actually use was simply struck out. Also so many bulbs nowadays are HID or LED which theoretically last the lifetime of the car. That said, dealers have to fit non-user-friendly replacement bulbs free of charge.
The requirement to carry a spare pair of driving glasses also went out when the government heeded complaints from drivers with "complicated" prescriptions, for whom an extremely expensive second pair was an extra burden.
When I first moved to Spain 20 years ago motorists also had to carry a spare fan belt and the tools to fit it (again, no longer the case) and the driving test still requires knowledge of this and other ""routine" maintenance jobs.

Progress, eh?

Edited by Bilboman on 05/09/2012 at 21:48