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No Spanish Driving Licence - Not allowed to drive in Spain.

No Spanish Driving Licence - Not allowed to drive in Spain.

Postby clivespana » Thu Nov 04, 2021 9:01 pm

Anyone moving to Spain from now on Can drive for 6 months on their English (UK) Licence, after the 6 months they must now take a Spanish Driving Test and Theoretical/medical test.
This is a result of the Brexit deal.

This could possibly be a deal breaker on a move to Spain.
Previously an English licence could be exchanged for a Spanish licence with a medical test, eyesight test and coordination test.

The information also mentions that “You cannot use an International Driving Permit” instead.


INFORMATION FROM COSTA BLANCA PEOPLE NEWSPAPER.
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Re: No Spanish Driving Licence - Not allowed to drive in Spa

Postby Paul M » Thu Nov 04, 2021 10:09 pm

Does this affect all UK licences issued in Scotland, Wales and NI or is it just ‘English’ licence holders?
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Re: No Spanish Driving Licence - Not allowed to drive in Spa

Postby marcliff » Thu Nov 04, 2021 10:29 pm

Yay! We can thread drift this one to Scottish independence in a few posts as well.
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Re: No Spanish Driving Licence - Not allowed to drive in Spa

Postby clivespana » Thu Nov 04, 2021 11:02 pm

From what I read it is a Brexit decision which is UK wide.
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Re: No Spanish Driving Licence - Not allowed to drive in Spa

Postby Ron Hill » Fri Nov 05, 2021 7:24 am

The normal licence is covers the whole of the UK and Europe till Brexit came along. As Marcliff alludes wee Nicola in Edinburgh will want Scotland to have its own but only IF they get independence AND are accepted into the EU. And I can't see that happening. PS I'm a Scot
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Re: No Spanish Driving Licence - Not allowed to drive in Spa

Postby Ericc » Fri Nov 05, 2021 8:59 am

If your desire to move to Spain is affected by having to do a drivers test then maybe you should reconsider if you actually really desire to move there anyway? Just a thought.
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Re: No Spanish Driving Licence - Not allowed to drive in Spa

Postby clivespana » Fri Nov 05, 2021 9:10 am

I believe whoever made up this new rule did not realise the effect it could have on the house and car sales!
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Re: No Spanish Driving Licence - Not allowed to drive in Spa

Postby Chrisdee » Fri Nov 05, 2021 9:12 am

You can take the theory in English

clivespana wrote:It is not just actual Driving Test but I believe the Theory test is in Spanish, so a little more work may be required on your fluency.
I believe whoever made up this new rule did not realise the effect it could have on the house sales!
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Re: No Spanish Driving Licence - Not allowed to drive in Spa

Postby clivespana » Fri Nov 05, 2021 9:15 am

Chrisdee, thanks for the update.
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Re: No Spanish Driving Licence - Not allowed to drive in Spa

Postby wilbhoy67 » Fri Nov 05, 2021 9:35 am

Brexit - the gift that keeps giving.

However, don't let the thought of an easy driving and theory test put you off moving to Spain.

Best worry about the NLV issues firstly folks.
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