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Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2022 11:27pm
Kimmy11 wrote on Fri Nov 25, 2022 10:11pm:
Theory in English, practical in Spanish.
Great thank you, I did look at the theory test and you are right it was difficult to get all the questions right as for taking the practical in Spanish no chance I am struggling with the language as I am 70 but us English are not very good at trying hard to learn I’m speaking about myself mainly ha ha
Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2022 10:34am
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Lady in Purple wrote on Fri Nov 25, 2022 11:27pm:
Great thank you, I did look at the theory test and you are right it was difficult to get all the questions right as for taking the practical in Spanish no chance I am struggling with the language as I am 70 but us English are not very good at trying hard to learn I’m speaking about myself mainl...
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...y ha ha
My friend doesn't speak Spanish either, but the bingual instructor taught him the words to listen out for and ge managed to pass.
Kind regards,
Kim
Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2022 5:24pm
garyc7907 wrote on Mon Nov 21, 2022 9:25am:
Hola Kim, apologies for the delay in responding to your message. Now that’s what I call an informative and eloquent reply to my question, thank you so much for taking the time to provide that information it’s greatly appreciated. I don’t want to purchase a car until I know which direc...
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...tion the Spanish Government is taking in respect to our Driving Licences. Would you be kind enough to take note of my username and if you get any further information on this subject be kind enough to update me please?? Your assistance in this subject matter is greatly appreciated 🙂👍
Arn’t them international driving permits any good , post office £5 for 12 months, not sure wether they carry any weight now.
Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2022 9:05pm
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Tosh21 wrote on Sun Nov 27, 2022 5:24pm:
Arn’t them international driving permits any good , post office £5 for 12 months, not sure wether they carry any weight now.
Hi Tosh21,
IDPs are simply a translation of the UK licence, they're only valid when presented along with a valid UK driving licence. However, British tourists don't need an IDP to drive in Spain, unless they only have the old-style paper licence; some car hire companies are also asking for IDPs, even if a UK tourist has a photocard driver's licence.
The subject of this thread refers to UK citizens who are resident in Spain, as they are required to exchange their UK driver's licence for a Spanish one within 6 months of moving here. Following Brexit, there was no longer an agreement to do a straightforward exchange of licences, so some individuals pursued the only other option, which was to take a Spanish driving test. Whilst the British Embassy has now confirmed that agreement has been reached on reinstating the exchange procedure, a date is yet to be confirmed for when this agreement will be finalised and rolled out to UK citizens resident in Spain.
Kind regards,
Kim
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