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Posted: Mon May 9, 2022 6:00pm
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 hi everyone,i am an irish eu passport holder, and was wondering if i moved to spain and became a resident,do i need to change my irish driving licence to a spanish one, and do i need to do a driving test as well? joseph

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Posted: Mon May 9, 2022 6:52pm

You will need to change your license for a Spanish one but as far as I know being an EU passport holder you won’t need to take a test.

Joseph89

Posted: Mon May 9, 2022 7:17pm

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Posted: Mon May 9, 2022 7:17pm

thanks for your quick reply, cheers

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Posted: Thu May 12, 2022 8:33am

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Posted: Thu May 12, 2022 8:33am

Joseph89 wrote on Mon May 9, 2022 6:00pm:

 hi everyone,i am an irish eu passport holder, and was wondering if i moved to spain and became a resident,do i need to change my irish driving licence to a spanish one, and do i need to do a driving test as well? joseph

Being an EU passport holder is irrelevant.

It’s down to the driving licence you hold. 

An EU Driving Licence holder holder can just  follow the procedure to transfer their licence as detailed by John123456 above, which I can see you have now edited your post to advise it’s an Irish licence.

A U.K. Driving Licence holder  can no longer transfer and needs to take lesson(s) then both the theory and practical exam. These has to be completed within 6 months of gaining residencia

Lynn

Joseph89

Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2022 10:14pm

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Joseph89

Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2022 10:15pm

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Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2022 10:15pm

GrahamLynn wrote on Thu May 12, 2022 8:33am:

Being an EU passport holder is irrelevant.

It’s down to the driving licence you hold. 

An EU Driving Licence holder holder can just  follow the procedure to transfer their licence as detailed by John123456 above, which I can see you have now edited your post to advise it’s an Irish licence.

A U.K. Driving Licence holder  can no longer transfer and needs to take lesson(s) then both the theory and practical exam. These has to be completed within 6 months of gaining residencia

Lynn

thank you

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