Join the Cabo Roig forum
My name's Alex and this is my website all about Cabo Roig in Spain. Register now for free to talk about Driving, hiring, buying and owning a car in Cabo Roig and much more!
Hi everyone,
I hope you can help.
I'll be moving to Cabo Roig in October and my son will be coming out for a few months.
He wants to take driving lessons and his test there...can anyone tell me anything about lessons (prices, recommended driving
schools, procedure for booking a test). Also are there any English speaking schools.
Thank you
David
Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2018 4:33pm
Legendary helpful member
If that's what he really wants to do, then fine up to a point. However, he needs to be aware of the pitfalls. Even if he finds somewhere to do the theory in English, he might struggle as so much of it is different to what he'll be accustomed to in the UK. Also, he will only be allowed to drive, probably as a part of a group of three pupils and one instructor, in the presence of that instructor.
The UK have provisional licenses, but Spain do not. In the UK he could get some free experience driving with a qualified friend, but that's not possible here. That means effectively that it is more expensive here to get to the stage of taking the test, as all driving hours will be chargeable.
Also, you're not able to get a Spanish license if you're not resident, so he wouldn't be able to actually take the test.
Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2018 6:07pm
Thank you Jim,
This appears to be a no brainer now. A friend of mine in Spain said it would be difficult but I just wanted some more details.
Thank you so much for taking time to help...I really appreciate it.
Best regards
David
Find more Driving, hiring, buying and owning a car topics from a particular area:
Or view all Driving, hiring, buying and owning a car topics in all of Costa Blanca.
