Getting a Spanish driving licence
Posted: Mon May 3, 2021 9:23am
Hi any help in changing my UK licence to a Spanish one would be appreciated my wife and I have lived in Los altos since last November, how long can I carry on using it
Hi,
I think you may need to take the Spanish driving test as you are to late to do the exchange.
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/living-in-spain#driving-in-spain
Steve
End of June isn't that far away now for the UK and Spain to resolve this problem for those in this situation :(
Seems a little tough especially on the older residents who might well have been shielding through much of the Covid period for medical reasons.
Let's hope we see a little pragmatism.
tebo53 wrote on Mon May 3, 2021 10:00am:
Hi,
I think you may need to take the Spanish driving test as you are to late to do the exchange.
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Hi we have been living in Los altos since last November and we are registered but still waiting for the tie card will this make a difference?
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Pete 4749 wrote on Mon May 3, 2021 12:14pm:
Hi we have been living in Los altos since last November and we are registered but still waiting for the tie card will this make a difference?
It doesn't make any difference. You should have registered your intention of exchanging your driving licence by 30th December 2020.
Steve
Posted: Tue May 4, 2021 11:12pm
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Pete 4749 wrote on Mon May 3, 2021 12:14pm:
Hi we have been living in Los altos since last November and we are registered but still waiting for the tie card will this make a difference?
Hi Pete,
If you used a lawyer or gestor to apply for residency, I'm surprised they didn't advise you to register for your driving licence exchange before 1 January 2021. It may be worth double-checking with them; otherwise, you will need to take a Spanish driving test.
Kind regards,
Kim
Kimmy11 wrote on Tue May 4, 2021 11:12pm:
Hi Pete,
If you used a lawyer or gestor to apply for residency, I'm surprised they didn't advise you to register for your driving licence exchange before 1 January 2021. It may be worth double-checking with them; otherwise, you will need to take a Spanish driving test.
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Kind regards,
Kim
Hi thanks for the info yes I have been in touch with the solicitors still waiting for a response.
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