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ARCHIVED - November 19 Significant step forward in driving licence issue for UK nationals Spain
There has been a big breakthrough in negotiations between Spain and the UK on driving licences
In the most recent update from the UK Embassy in Madrid about the situation of driving licences for Brits resident in Spain who are not legally allowed to drive on their UK permits, the British Ambassador has stated that “a significant step forward” has been made between the Spanish and UK sides.
Specifically, they have now reached agreement on the outstanding two points of the annexes that they claim to have been debating for months now. What remains, they say, is to formalise the agreement legally and politically before it can be written up in the government’s Official State Bulletin.
From that moment on, British citizens who have been resident in Spain for more than six months and who cannot currently drive legally using their UK driving licence will have a six-month window in which they can exchange their British licences for Spanish ones, and during which time they will be able to drive using their UK licences.
There has so far been no indication of how many “weeks” this process may take.
You may also like to read: How to get a Spanish driving licence and How much does it really cost to take your driving test in Spain?
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