The following section will be of interest to UK nationals contemplating driving in Spain with a UK licence and also the procedure for UK driving licence exchange in Spain.

The British and Spanish authorities have been in discussion since Brexit on the exchange of UK licences.

After almost two years, both governments reached an agreement which was announced on November 19.

Hugh Elliott, the British Ambassador to Spain confirmed the following.

• UK nationals living in Spain and using a British licence must exchange the licence for a Spanish one within 6 months.
• UK drivers may continue to drive in Spain with their current licence while awaiting an appointment to make the exchange.
• UK licence holders will need to take a psycho-physical aptitude test to exchange their licence.
• UK licence holders will NOT need to sit a Spanish driving test.
• Those who have exchanged their UK licence for a third-country licence may be able to exchange it for a Spanish one, however, this will depend on whether Spain has an agreement with the third country on licence exchange.

If you are in Spain for more than six months and have still not applied to exchange your licence, you will no longer be able to legally drive in Spain until you do exchange it.

Note that ‘UK licence’ means any licence that was issued by the DVLA (Great Britain licensing authority, DVA (Northern Ireland) and the Gibraltar licensing authority.