British driving license for motorbike
Apr 30th 2010, 10:13 pm
#1
Just Joined
Thread Starter
Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 16
British driving license for motorbike
Can you use a british driving license for driving motorbikes in Spain?
Thanks
matlab
Thanks
matlab
May 1st 2010, 5:33 am
#2
BE Forum Addict
Joined: Jun 2009
Location: Valencia area
Posts: 1,155
Re: British driving license for motorbike
Yes as long as your UK one has the entitlement.
May 1st 2010, 7:41 am
#3
Retired and loving it!
Joined: Sep 2007
Location: Ontinyent - Valencia region (campo)
Posts: 5,159
May 1st 2010, 12:20 pm
#6
Just Joined
Thread Starter
Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 16
Re: British driving license for motorbike
May 1st 2010, 12:31 pm
#7
Forum Regular
Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 129
Re: British driving license for motorbike
Is that actually a motorcycle, as in a geared bike, or a "twist & go" scooter ?
May 1st 2010, 2:01 pm
#9
Forum Regular
Joined: Nov 2007
Location: Guadacorte, Cadiz
Posts: 154
Re: British driving license for motorbike
My mate did just that and got a big fine from the Guardia, your UK license does not entitle you to ride a bike in UK, so it does not in Spain was there reasoning.
May 1st 2010, 3:04 pm
#10
BE Enthusiast
Joined: May 2009
Posts: 882
Re: British driving license for motorbike
Sorry
May 1st 2010, 5:09 pm
#12
Joined: Jun 2006
Location: Granada Costa
Posts: 10,898
Re: British driving license for motorbike
If you have a UK licence for a car (class B or higher), and have held it for 3 years, then you CAN drive a motorcycle up to 125cc (class A1) in Spain.
You do not need to have the A1 class on your licence to do this.
It is a special rule that applies in Spain.
From the relevant law:-
Las personas que estén en posesión del permiso de la clase B en vigor, con una antigüedad superior a tres años, podrán conducir dentro del territorio nacional las motocicletas cuya conducción autoriza el permiso de la clase A1.
You do not need to have the A1 class on your licence to do this.
It is a special rule that applies in Spain.
From the relevant law:-
Las personas que estén en posesión del permiso de la clase B en vigor, con una antigüedad superior a tres años, podrán conducir dentro del territorio nacional las motocicletas cuya conducción autoriza el permiso de la clase A1.
May 1st 2010, 5:12 pm
#13
BE Forum Addict
Joined: Jun 2009
Location: Valencia area
Posts: 1,155
Re: British driving license for motorbike
Well you live & learn Fred (thanks for that)
May 1st 2010, 6:58 pm
#14
Forum Regular
Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 129
Re: British driving license for motorbike
If you have a UK licence for a car (class B or higher), and have held it for 3 years, then you CAN drive a motorcycle up to 125cc (class A1) in Spain.
You do not need to have the A1 class on your licence to do this.
It is a special rule that applies in Spain.
From the relevant law:-
Las personas que estén en posesión del permiso de la clase B en vigor, con una antigüedad superior a tres años, podrán conducir dentro del territorio nacional las motocicletas cuya conducción autoriza el permiso de la clase A1.
You do not need to have the A1 class on your licence to do this.
It is a special rule that applies in Spain.
From the relevant law:-
Las personas que estén en posesión del permiso de la clase B en vigor, con una antigüedad superior a tres años, podrán conducir dentro del territorio nacional las motocicletas cuya conducción autoriza el permiso de la clase A1.
May 3rd 2010, 1:01 pm
#15
Forum Regular
Joined: Nov 2007
Location: Guadacorte, Cadiz
Posts: 154
Re: British driving license for motorbike
I heard the same thing, Guardia don't seem to know that law though when you produce a UK license!
A spanish one yes, but UK license = special rules!
Mate could probably have tried to fight it, but that would have been a battle and a half im sure.
A spanish one yes, but UK license = special rules!
Mate could probably have tried to fight it, but that would have been a battle and a half im sure.