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Re: driving licence,s

Postby Pete31 » Sat Aug 17, 2019 9:11 am

Yes its very confusing I have read many things told many things, and recently become resident along with my wife. So yesterday changed my licence over to Spanish.
So Spain is where we now live.
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Re: driving licence,s

Postby solwayiceman » Sat Aug 17, 2019 10:42 am

UK and EU driving licences

You must exchange your UK driving licence for a local EU licence to drive legally in the country you live in. You must do this before the UK leaves the EU.
Exchange your licence as early as you can because your application may take longer than usual to process.
You will still be able to drive on your EU licence when visiting the UK.

Vehicle safety and roadworthiness (MOT)

Your UK MOT test certificate will not be recognised in the EU after Brexit.
You must have your vehicle retested in the EU country you live in.
Published 12 August 2019


Taken direct from the UK Gov page this morning. Think thats clear enough dont you.
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Re: driving licence,s

Postby AndyC » Sat Aug 17, 2019 5:08 pm

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Re: driving licence,s

Postby AndyC » Sat Aug 17, 2019 5:20 pm

Hi Shiva,
There was a case about 10 years ago here in Spain which received a great deal of publicity.
A Spanish lady was involved in a car collision with a Brit driver, it was found that she was at fault but the lady denied this and the case went to Court
In Court the lady asked the Brit to produce their medical certificate which ALL Spaniards require to obtain their licences. This was not forthcoming because the Brit had a UK licence.
The case was dismissed on the grounds that he/she should not have been driving therefore the collision would not have happened. The Brit was found liable for ALL costs.
The position is still the same now so be careful if you're driving on a UK licence.
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Re: driving licence,s

Postby Shiva » Sat Aug 17, 2019 9:26 pm

AndyC wrote:Hi Shiva,
There was a case about 10 years ago here in Spain which received a great deal of publicity.
A Spanish lady was involved in a car collision with a Brit driver, it was found that she was at fault but the lady denied this and the case went to Court
In Court the lady asked the Brit to produce their medical certificate which ALL Spaniards require to obtain their licences. This was not forthcoming because the Brit had a UK licence.
The case was dismissed on the grounds that he/she should not have been driving therefore the collision would not have happened. The Brit was found liable for ALL costs.
The position is still the same now so be careful if you're driving on a UK licence.

???? Not sure what point you are trying to make.??? People should be driving legally? Well of course they should.
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Re: driving licence,s

Postby A.N.Other » Sun Aug 18, 2019 6:24 am

"The Brit was found liable for ALL costs"

Which his insurer would have paid.

If reported accurately the outcome of the court case was an abberation and a gross misinterpretation of EU law.
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