Andre Poole

hi , does anyone know if a uk driving licence is enough to enable you to be able to drive whilst living in spain , using a personal car not a rental car...or..do you have to take a spanish driving test...aslo..if you have a moped, would a provisional licence with a cbt be ok to enable you to drive in spain on a moped or would you once again have to take a spanish motorcyle test.....thank you from andre and fiona.

missile

UK driving license is all you need to drive a car in Spain. I don't know about moped.

HeikeundAlan

I would think the CBT dont mean a thing in spain, just like the L plate to learn with a friend dont work over here, its a driving school job

mikelincs

Provisional licenses don't exist in Spain, so a UK provisional license would be of no use whatsoever, all Spanish people HAVE to learn through a driving school and are not allowed on the road driving any other vehicle until they have passed. Yes I UK licence is all that is needed, but you should either get it stamped by traffico or exchange it for a Spanish one, and you should have any medical tests done in the same way that Spanish people do.

spainrico

I believe that you can actually exchange your UK DL for a Spanish one without the need for the 'health' check but for all renewals it is compulsory.

There is no driving test involved.

Of course the rules could all change after Brexit so I would advise all those intending to reside as residents to grab a Spanish DL now before it (possibly) gets more complicated.

More here
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/living-i...ences-in-spain

KieronF

If you look carefully, at the top of the forum homepage, third post down at the top is the definitive driving licence thread. All the info you could possibly want is there.

Retired in Euskadi

I exchanged my UK licence for a Spanish one 6 years ago, costing €22. The Spanish one is exactly the same as the UK one except it has E on it instead of UK.
I didn't need a medical until this year when I reached the age of 70, and then a medical is compulsory every 5 years thereafter.

snikpoh

You do NOT have to get it stamped - in fact, some offices will NOT do it for you!

Equally, you MAY NOT need to exchange it for a Spanish one although I would advise it.

teuchterpete

I am in the process of exchanging my UK DL for a Spanish one. I tried reading the thread. Some of the important links do not work, and some of the information is out of date.
Petr

snikpoh

Basically, it's a very simple process. You need to get a medical at one of the designated centres. Some (all?) of these centres will do the paperwork for you. If not, you will need to visit trafico with your old licence, your passport, residency certificate (and padron?) and the medical.

If all this fails, ask a Gestor to do it for you.

teuchterpete

I went to traffico last week. They were not interested in padron but were most insistant that I produce my "green sheet" to accompany my photo licence. Luckily I had not destroyed it as instructed by dvlc.

Andre Poole

thank you everyone for your replies..really helpfull..