help needed with moped liecence
Oct 1st 2007 | 7:28 pm
#16
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 11,231
From: Granada Costa
Re: help needed with moped liecence
A Spanish group B licence (cars) allows you to drive class A1 bikes (up to 125cc).
You must have held the licence for 3 years.
A UK car licence only allows you to drive up to 49cc.
EU law allows for mutual recognition of licences and says that where you have a discrepancy like this the "foreign" country MAY allow their rules to apply to the other licence when the licence holder is a resident.
I can find no specific mention in the relevant Spanish law about this situation one way or another.
The simplest solution may be to exchange your UK licence for a Spanish one.
You must have held the licence for 3 years.
A UK car licence only allows you to drive up to 49cc.
EU law allows for mutual recognition of licences and says that where you have a discrepancy like this the "foreign" country MAY allow their rules to apply to the other licence when the licence holder is a resident.
I can find no specific mention in the relevant Spanish law about this situation one way or another.
The simplest solution may be to exchange your UK licence for a Spanish one.
Oct 1st 2007 | 11:27 pm
#17
Forum Regular
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 244
From: Denia (Alicante)
Re: help needed with moped liecence
A Spanish group B licence (cars) allows you to drive class A1 bikes (up to 125cc).
You must have held the licence for 3 years.
A UK car licence only allows you to drive up to 49cc.
EU law allows for mutual recognition of licences and says that where you have a discrepancy like this the "foreign" country MAY allow their rules to apply to the other licence when the licence holder is a resident.
I can find no specific mention in the relevant Spanish law about this situation one way or another.
The simplest solution may be to exchange your UK licence for a Spanish one.
You must have held the licence for 3 years.
A UK car licence only allows you to drive up to 49cc.
EU law allows for mutual recognition of licences and says that where you have a discrepancy like this the "foreign" country MAY allow their rules to apply to the other licence when the licence holder is a resident.
I can find no specific mention in the relevant Spanish law about this situation one way or another.
The simplest solution may be to exchange your UK licence for a Spanish one.
Oct 2nd 2007 | 2:25 am
#18
Drunken Monkey
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 906
From: Playa Flamenca
Re: help needed with moped liecence
I've been told my UK provisional and CBT is fine by a motorbike shop in torrevieja....
Oct 2nd 2007 | 2:49 am
#20
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 11,231
From: Granada Costa
Re: help needed with moped liecence
UK provisional licences are not valid outside the UK whatever your motorcycle shop might think.
Oct 2nd 2007 | 8:27 pm
#22
Forum Regular
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 140
From: kent, but only for the next week!!
Re: help needed with moped liecence
Need to remember that a CBT is only valid for two years!
