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Driving licence exchange

Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2020 2:13pm
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Please can anyone advise if the shop in Catral on way out near Caixa bank still

Offers the service of exchanging your driving licence to Spanish.

Many thanks

Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2020 7:02pm

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Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2020 7:02pm

they certainly do...only open 2 nights a week from like 6 till 8 or such...do the video game which is easy peasy...then read the usual eye chart...give them the dosh which is about 45 euros and you are finished until you pick up your new Spanish license...its called Psicotechnico...take the usual paperwork like UK license/padron/etc just in case...

Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2020 7:47pm

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modern scanners/printers are so good that copies look like originals...i always try to give them copies and keep the originals...but yes take everything and you cant go wrong...i thought Saudi was bad but Spain is so beaurocratic...get it online and automated...maybe their system keeps people in jobs...

Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2020 5:46pm

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Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2020 5:46pm

Norm60 wrote on Thu Oct 22, 2020 2:13pm:

Please can anyone advise if the shop in Catral on way out near Caixa bank still

Offers the service of exchanging your driving licence to Spanish.

 

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Many thanks

do they attend at Alicante  to take the paperwork or do they just do renewals 

Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2020 9:46am

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Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2020 9:46am

Fpegman wrote on Thu Oct 29, 2020 5:46pm:

do they attend at Alicante  to take the paperwork or do they just do renewals 

They do the whole thing..first time and renewals..

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Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2020 6:47pm

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Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2020 6:47pm

Georgetheseventh wrote on Thu Oct 22, 2020 7:02pm:

they certainly do...only open 2 nights a week from like 6 till 8 or such...do the video game which is easy peasy...then read the usual eye chart...give them the dosh which is about 45 euros and you are finished until you pick up your new Spanish license...its called Psicotechnico...take the usual...

 

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... paperwork like UK license/padron/etc just in case...

I’m actually a bit confused with your comment. We had the medical test....as they call it....at a Psicotechnico in torrevieja. I didn’t know they would do the whole process for you...or am I reading this wrong? Why are so many people getting into a state because there are no, or very little appointments available to proceed with the actual licence exchange. TIA

Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2020 8:05pm

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Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2020 8:05pm

patsyd wrote on Fri Oct 30, 2020 6:47pm:

I’m actually a bit confused with your comment. We had the medical test....as they call it....at a Psicotechnico in torrevieja. I didn’t know they would do the whole process for you...or am I reading this wrong? Why are so many people getting into a state because there are no, or very little a...

 

Read more...

...ppointments available to proceed with the actual licence exchange. TIA

We had our medical at psicotechnia in Catral last Thursday and they have got us

a appointment at Traffic next Tuesday.We now now have to take all paperwork to

Psicotechnia on Monday (UK driving licence plus counterpart,passport,pardon,photo)

They present all the paperwork to traffic and will advise when your spanish licence comes back for collection.

Cost 35 euro for medical and 104 euro (which includes Tasha) for processing.

You could just get medical done and go to traffic yourself if can get appointment

Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2020 8:27pm

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Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2020 8:27pm

Norm60 wrote on Fri Oct 30, 2020 8:05pm:

We had our medical at psicotechnia in Catral last Thursday and they have got us

a appointment at Traffic next Tuesday.We now now have to take all paperwork to

 

Read more...

Psicotechnia on Monday (UK driving licence plus counterpart,passport,pardon,photo)

They present all the paperwork to traffic and will advise when your spanish licence comes back for collection.

Cost 35 euro for medical and 104 euro (which includes Tasha) for processing.

You could just get medical done and go to traffic yourself if can get appointment

Hi norm, is this €104 each, we have had the medical....€35 each bit didn’t know they would do the whole process for you. Thankyou for that in

Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2020 8:55am

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Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2020 8:55am

patsyd wrote on Fri Oct 30, 2020 6:47pm:

I’m actually a bit confused with your comment. We had the medical test....as they call it....at a Psicotechnico in torrevieja. I didn’t know they would do the whole process for you...or am I reading this wrong? Why are so many people getting into a state because there are no, or very little a...

 

Read more...

...ppointments available to proceed with the actual licence exchange. TIA

the conversation started with the Catral one...they do the whole process...that means the test and the gift of the license...or you can just take the paper if you pass their process and do it yourself..they ask you this..i dont know about other test centers...

Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2020 9:11am

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Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2020 9:11am

Georgetheseventh wrote on Sat Oct 31, 2020 8:55am:

the conversation started with the Catral one...they do the whole process...that means the test and the gift of the license...or you can just take the paper if you pass their process and do it yourself..they ask you this..i dont know about other test centers...

104 euro each

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