Mitzyboy

Errr ..... yes, I'll have to look into that

tim hortons man

good god fines are steep here! Parking ticket in Madrid 90 euros! That's a lot of money for me much less someone on a Spanish wage. On the other extreme fines are so low in Germany that they are just the cost of driving. Speeding in the city is like 25 euros (or less)even massively over the speed limit, while you'll lose your licence for a while the fines are much cheaper. Its almost cheaper to pay the ticket than to pay for parking downtown in a major city in Germany.

poollounger

Now this is a surprise for Germany !!!!!

Chiclanagir

What medical requirements? We have a Spanish licence and nobody has mentioned this.

Beachcomber

An eyesight and co-ordination test is part of the procedure for renewing your licence.

Fred James

That's because when you exchange your licence there is no requirement for a medical.

When your new Spanish licence comes up for renewal you will have to get a medical certificate from one of the licensed medical test centres.

Renewal notices are now posted to you and you send back the form with the medical certificate and the new licence is posted to you.

jdr

This is needed to qualify for parking on rounderbouts, junctions and zebra crossings.

mikelincs

You certainly need to be on a Spanish licence before you reach the age of 70. Otherwise you could find it impossible to renew your licence.

culchie

I had my car towed in Cadiz the other day (entirely my own fault). It cost 80 euros to get my car back (plus taxi fare) and apparently a 100 euros fine is winging its way to me...though a lady who was picking up her towed car at the same time told me that the fines very often don´t arrive....fingers crossed.

Also be warned the speed camera is now operating on the last bend on the road into Cadiz (the bend alongside the military barracks).

CDL Ben

Fines often don't arrive but if they are not paid on time (or within the allowed period) then a percentage is added and so it goes on until it is paid. It's only when you come to sell the car and transfer all the paperwork at trafico, that they will inform you of an outstanding unpaid fine and will not allow the transfer to take place until it is paid by either the buyer or the seller of th vehicle.

Often best to chase it up to avoid being caught for a hefty sum at some point in the future.

culchie

AAAaaaah! I was really hoping that no-one would post that... so that I could continue in blissful ignorance. Logical, of course and somewhere deep in the recesses of my hypothalmus or some such I suspected as much!!

Thanking you for bursting that bubble.LOL!

Beachcomber

I understood that UK photocard licences had to be renewed every ten years so if you are living in Spain when it becomes due the problem that mikelincs refers to could materialise far sooner than your 70th birthday.

northsammi

the spanish EU driving licence only lasts for five years.

Fred James

It is 10 years if you are under 45 when you renew it. Over 70 it is every 2 years.

If you have some medical problems then you may need to renew it more often.

culchie

As a matter of interest what happens to speeding fines (camera caught) and other fines that you may not know about? In my case of parking illegally, I knew about it (the missing car was a big clue!) and so I can chase it up. But what if there are other fines that I know nothing about, what then? Seems a tad unfair to just keep adding interest without ever letting me know they exist.