Posted: Wed May 4, 2022 8:08pm
Hi Colvic and welcome to the forum,
I think you've been misinformed about the Schengen 90/180 rule. It means you can stay in Spain for 90 days in a rolling 180 days, so you could stay for a maximum of 2 x 90 days period, but the 90 days limit applies to all Schengen countries, so if you were to travel by road via France, the 90 days countdown starts from when you arrive in France, rather than Spain. You would also need to remember that any other European trips, say, a long weekend in Italy, would also count towards your 2 x 90 days allowance.
For example, you could come to Spain for, say, November, December and January (90 days),
you would then need to return to the UK for February, March and April (90 days),
then you could come back to Spain for May, June and July (90 days),
then return to the UK August, September and October (90 days).
Of course, you don´t need to stay for the maximum 90 days each time, I just used the above example because it´s easier to understand. Another example could also be to alternate 30 days in Spain, 30 days in the UK, throughout the year. You may find it helpful to play around with a Schengen calculator, to see how it works:
https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/visa-calculator/
Kind regards,
Kim