During last week’s Facebook Live Q&A, many of you asked for an update on the long-term arrangements for the exchange of UK driving licences for Spanish ones if you are living in Spain. As the representative of the Ministry of Interior confirmed, at the current time, UK licences will continue to be recognised until 31 October 2021. This applies both to those of you who were living in Spain before 30 December 2020 and those who have arrived since. It also applies whether you registered your intention to exchange your licence with the DGT before 30 December 2020 or not. You can see the Spanish Government’s announcement here: http://www.exteriores.gob.es/.../20210622_NOTA140.aspx...
and information from the Spanish Traffic Authority here: https://sede.dgt.gob.es/es/permisos-...?Reino%20Unido.

This does not affect the current arrangements for driving licence exchange. If you did not register to exchange your licence with the DGT before 30 December 2020 and wish to exchange your UK driving licence now, you would need to follow the DGT process for non-EU nationals, which includes taking a driving test. However, negotiations are continuing between the UK and Spanish Governments on mutual recognition of driving licences and processes for future exchange, without the need for a practical test. We recognise that this is causing some concern, but want to assure you that both parties are committed to making this happen. As soon as we have further information on this we will share it here. And to stay updated on the latest information on driving in Spain, please sign up for alerts to gov.uk/livinginspain.