UK driving licence

You can drive with your GB licence as long as you are not registered resident in Spain.

You can drive a Spanish registered car with your uk license until end of February until a decision is make by the Spanish government.

The latest pronouncement from DGT on the subject was unclear but as I understand it if you had your licence registered for exchange before Dec 31st last year you can continue driving on it until DGT get their act together and get moving on exchanging and the Feb deadline does not apply.

I got my residency last year and told I drive my Spanish registered car until end of February with my uk 

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Obviously dates have changed but there seems to be a lot of confusion with people I have spoken to believing that the date , firstly June, then October then Dec 2021 and now Feb 2022 is for everyone.
My understanding is this is ONLY for UK licence holders who pre-registered their intention to exchange licences before 31st December 2020. If anyone has arrived after 1st January 2021 then the only option to keep driving is to take a Spanish driving test within 6 months of gaining residency (TIE). If you have had your TIE for longer than 6 months, your UK licence is no longer valid.

Pre-registered drivers

1- Citizens protected by the withdrawal agreement pre-registered before January 1, 2021.
British driver's license holders who pre-registered for the license exchange before December 31, 2020.
These licensees have until December 31, 2021 to complete the final stage of the exchange. For this they must have the TIE or residence documentation. People in this situation should know that their British driving license will be valid in Spain until 31st December 2021, after the two-month extension has been approved (from October 31 to December 31).

Not pre-registered drivers

2- Citizens protected by the Withdrawal Agreement not pre-registered
UK license holders who started to reside in Spain in 2020 but did not register with the Directorate General for Traffic (DGT) for license exchange before December 31, 2020.
Currently, these holders must retake their driving test to exchange their British license for a Spanish one. This must be done before December 31, 2021, as UK permits lose their validity for residents protected by the withdrawal agreement as of that date.

Third countries

3- Nationals of third countries
Citizens of the United Kingdom who have arrived in Spain as of January 1, 2021 and, therefore, have obtained residence in Spain through a visa.
The pre-registration system does not apply to them and they cannot benefit from the withdrawal agreement. Therefore, they have to exchange their driving license in the normal way for third-country nationals, that is, they have to take the driving test again. This must be done within 6 months after the completion of the residency process in Spain.

Yes take a test but we might not have to after the end of February if they allow us to exchange our driving licenses.

Hi,

The latest update (dated 29 December 2021) regarding driving licence exchange for UK citizens, resident in Spain, is here:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/living-in-spain#driving-in-spain

The advice from the British Embassy is that, if being able to drive in Spain is essential for you, you should arrange to take a Spanish driving test before 28 February this year.

Kind regards,

Kim

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