As I understand it after living in Spain for six months you become a resident and you require a Spanish licence if so is it the same procedure to renew at 67 and 70 or do I keep my British licence and come back here to renew
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If you are an actually registered on the foreigners registration list then you can continue to use the licence until it requires renewal. Then you must change it for a Spanish one.
If you renewed a UK licence once already on the foreigners list then an observant Trafico officer could do you for " driving with no licence " as it is illegal to do that ,the same as taking a test in another state .
Exchanging for a spanish one doesn't normally require a medical if there is a long while to run on the UK licence. If it is coming up for renewal then a medical is required & is done at a " Centro de Reconocimiento " . Most are walk in , some require an appt.
Cost around 35-50€ depending on classes on licence. For spanish licence renewals everything can be done at the C de R but not dead sure that you can do first exchange. A " Gestoria" would be able to do it all for you at not much cost.
Spanish licence lats for 10 years BUT if you also have on it classes c,c1.c1+e ,bpt etc; these only last 5 years . If you don't know it is easy not to notice
When you renew the licence at 5 yrars for these then car &bikes etc are automatically renewed.
The medical can also vary depending on what region you are in. Although it shouldn't & don't worry it isn't anything to get concerned about as long as you can read an eye chart .
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Sally, they will not ITV (MOT) a right hand drive to the best of my knowledge.Thanks for the information guys really helpful just one more question want to keep our motorhome and get it registered in Spain but I read somewhere I have to change the vehicle from right hand drive to left hand is this true
Terry, yes that's correct, but this is Spain and in Spain they do it their way. Just like "A frames" they make it up as they go along....................This from the EU website about driving licence validity....
I'm moving to another European country - will the new country recognise my current licence?
That depends whether your original licence was issued by an EU country:
YES — Your current licence will be recognised throughout the EU. But, the host country may require you to exchange it for a local one if your current driving licence does not mention a validity period of 10 or 15 years.
- If your original licence was issued by an EU country
Terry
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Thanks for the information guys really helpful just one more question want to keep our motorhome and get it registered in Spain but I read somewhere I have to change the vehicle from right hand drive to left hand is this true
Bryan, you are correct a car is not a problem, but a MH is and they have strict rules on this ie: hab door on wrong side, towbar modes the list goes on and on, but I stand to be corrected if I'm wrong.Changing from RHD to LHD I do not believe to be an issue unless of course reg's for MH' s are different, but believe you will not be able to import a van where the habitation door opens onto the roadway. As others have said there are many "gestorias" throughout Spain who can advise/deal on all the issues you raise for not a lot of money. On the coasts, many of these firms speak English, inland that is less true so depending where you settle you may need to travel.
Bryan
PS: We also have an RHD car which came out with us, now on Spanish plates and is inspected by ITV (MOT) each year without question.
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