dougandfiona

Hi,

Just wondering if anyone can give me advice on the matter of small lorries and the legallitys of what you can drive in spain? i have a full uk licence which will enable me to drive up to 7.5 ton.Im looking to purchase a small tipper prob max capacity of 6500kgs for moving my excavator around in?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated before i commit to buying one?

Doug.

Dxf

Hi

If it were me, I would change my licence for a Spanish one. That way you can drive such a vehicle without thinking that some overzealous policeman can cause you hassle

Davexf

billgates

Word of warning.......

I changed mine to a Spanish one.
My old UK license allowed 7.5T.
My new Spanish one doesn't.

The reason (according to Traffico):
My UK photo license (not the paper one) had expired by one day so I will have to take a test in Spain to get the 7.5T rating.

dougandfiona

thanks for that!! another thing i noticed on various adverts is something about a tarjeta de transporte? and do you know about tacographs aswell?

Thanks Doug.

Fredbargate

Many years ago when I swapped a UK license for a Spanish one I discovered much later that some categories were missing. This was rectified with a D737 form from DVLA showing my entitlements

Dxf

Hi

A Tarjeta de transporte is a necessity for commercial vehicles - if the vehicle is privately owned then you don´t need one. But it was over four years ago when I last had a truck

Davexf

billgates

That's very interesting Fred.
Did you just show Traffico the D737 form or did DVLA communicate with Traffico directly?