22 May 2012 4:27 PM:

Yes detailed here

 

http://ec.europa.eu/transport/road_safety/behavior/driving_licence_en.htm

 

 

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22 May 2012 2:58 PM:

Yes but is now May 2012 and things change. Another issue for residents is if it is lost of stolen in Spain- from UK in Spain site:

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.

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22 May 2012 12:58 PM:

Firstly to reply to the original point - all of these centres (Centros de Reconocimiento de Conductores) are listed on the DGT web site here :

http://www.dgt.es/portal/es/oficina_virtual/dir_telefonos/centros_rec_conductores/?tit=%BFD%F3nde%20se%20puede%20solicitar?

 

Also many things are changing very fast at the moment (tax, residencia etc) and driving licence (DL) regulations also - it is obviously governments intention to get us to change over to DLs issued by the country in which we are living full time as residents including Spain. So in my opinion it is easier to swop (assuming you are EU and therefore it is straightforward) to a Spanish DL.

Anyone who is resident here and is renewing their UK licence via the DVLC and using a UK address is breaking a long standing regulation and probably risks invalidating their insurance (driving without a valid DL)

 

 

 

 

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