driving licence

 Be aware, if you take a medical in order to obtain a Spanish driving license, make sure you apply for the license within 3 months

;Be aware, if you take a medical in order to obtain a Spanish driving license, make sure you apply for the license within 3 months as there is a time limit, which I found out to my cost!

 johnzx, a bit of advice, please. i divide my time fairly equally between uk, spain & france. assuming all 3 countries have a similar "you have to normally live here in order to get a licence" requirement, where do you suggest i apply? thx, guy

The sooner they harmonise the EU DL the better - whats stopping them?

Guy,

PROBLEMA..............

quote.............Once the UK licence runs out or if it is lost or stolen, the new
licence must be Spanish if you are resident in Spain
If members need more details or information they can refer to.........................

If your license has been lost or stolen and you are a resident of Spain................then what do you do? Spain will not issue a license without your UK license and you cannot get a license from the UK ( legally ) because you are a Spanish resident?................

I looked at this Certificate of Entitlement which was mentioned in the Embassy info but it is NOT on the DVLA info.

 John, you are being provocative. - and wilfully obtuse. Help me out, please.. I spend a month on my finca in Spain, drive back to UK where I spend a month in a property I own there & then drive down to Marseille where I have a flat. And so on.  You now know as much as I. Which country would you say I am a resident of? While I am asking, where would you suggest  I apply to insure my cars, as each insurance company in each country says I have to spend at leadt 183 days a year in their country before they will insure me?  If you were I, which box would you tick if asked by some govt jobsworth "where do you live?".

johnzx

Sanchez,

Sanchez.

My post was based on my professional experience and knowledge of how the decission would have been made in the case of a fraudulent application for a D/L.  I have no reason to believe that since I retired that policy has altered.   And of course,  insurance would be invalid if  applied for on the strength of a frauduently obtained D/L.  

But as they say, "One pays their money and takes their choice" 

(Although I would not generally advise anyone to advertise here, or anywhere else, that they  may be breaking the law, as none of us are untraceable)

johnzx

Sanchez.

My post was based on my professional experience and knowledge of how the decission would have been made in the case of a fraudulent application for a D/L.  I have no reason to believe that since I retired that policy has altered.   And of course,  insurance would be invalid if  applied for on the strength of a frauduently obtained D/L.  

But as they say, "One pays their money and takes their choice" 

(Although I would not generally advise anyone to advertise here, or anywhere else, that they  may be breaking the law, as none of us are untraceable)

Looking at the info from the British Consulate it would seem to confirm (my opinion) that one cannot renew a UK D/L  if they are not resident in UK.    Thus to do so would appear to be fraudulent.  

http://ukinspain.fco.gov.uk/en/help-for-british-nationals/living-in-spain/cars/

Replacing or renewing your UK licence within Spain

You should bear in mind that once your UK photocard licence expires you will not be able to renew this with the DVLA if you are residing in Spain so you may wish to convert you licence over to a Spanish before it expires. Similarly, if your licence is lost or stolen you will not be able to replace it through the DVLA if you reside in Spain. You can apply to the DVLA for a ´Certificate of entitlement' in Spanish that can be used to apply for a Spanish driving licence.