Driving in Spain - Page 3

DarioMartin wrote on Thu Jan 6, 2022 9:58am:

As long as you are non-resident in Spain, you can continue to drive.  The necessity to change licence only applies to those who are resident in Spain.

You shouldn’t need an International Driving Permit, (which is in effect a certified translation of your British licence) as your UK licence is in the correct format to be recognised HOWEVER, Guardia Civil are sometimes a law unto themselves and interpret laws their own way, so it wouldn’t hur...

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...t to carry an IDP as well (the correct one though - there’s two, one that is valid in France, the other that is valid in Spain and for the life of me I can’t recall the date for the Spanish one … 1969 possibly?)

Deafy wrote on Thu Jan 6, 2022 9:32am:

Hello my question is around driving licences but not necessarily regarding the changing of licence

So here goes. I am non resident but own a property and a locally sourced car and have the necessary NiE and insure and tax and ITV when COVID allowed.

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I am now confused by the Brexit changes I am 74 and have a full English licence. As aa precaution I also took out an International Driving Licence which only lasts at present for one year.

In the past I took extensive trips in the EU within the time to stay in Spain and return.

So can I continue by trips to the EU driving my legal Spanish car and driving my English licence?     Hope you can advise

Darrin69 wrote on Thu Jan 6, 2022 7:10pm:

Yes you can as long as your only a tourist and not a resident,and you abide by the 90 day rule.

Lowie1960 wrote on Thu Jan 6, 2022 9:21pm:

Hello to you.    You can drive on your UK driving License for 6months ONLY with (UkSticker on back of car).   That is all you need because you only a TOURIST now

and you do not have Resendency. 

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Terry

Darrin69 wrote on Thu Jan 6, 2022 10:11pm:

You don't need a UK sticker on your Spanish car!!!!!!...only if you drive a UK car in Spain that you brought over.

Residency or not.i own a Spanish car in Spain and use it when I'm visiting my holiday home,90 days a year and don't put a UK sticker on it,lol...and drive on my UK licence very happily thankyou...

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Lowie1960 wrote on Thu Jan 6, 2022 10:18pm:

Yes. Sorry.    UK cars need UK Stickers.  It is the License that is the problem 

UK License for a Tourist is only valid for 6 mo

Darrin69 wrote on Thu Jan 6, 2022 10:24pm:

Yes but by law you can only stay for 90 days anyway at one time as a none resident,so there's no problem driving on a UK license in Spain.

Darrin69 wrote on Thu Jan 6, 2022 10:24pm:

Yes but by law you can only stay for 90 days anyway at one time as a none resident,so there's no problem driving on a UK license in Spain.