Driving Licence Exchange: Updated ruling effective today. Not good news!

The British Embassy held a Q&A session today (see Facebook Brits in Spain) where it was revealed talks between the UK and Spanish Governments are taking place regarding driving licence exchanged. With the current deadline being 30 June 2020 I would expect an update is issued soon and, hopefully wiithout the need to take a driving test.

Hi

Did you register to exchange it before the end of December? 

Yes. Registered with DGT on 26 November 2020. 

Have now edited my original post.

Crazy. We applied for residencia in August. Accepted September October time. Our cards were ready in December but we didn't pick them up until January. Tie cards dated September.

We registered to exchange licences prior to December 2020 and exchanged in January and received eu licence 8 weeks later

Crazy? We have had our Residencias since August 2019 and my son applied to exchange his licence a year ago with his Gestoria who deals with his work accounts/taxes etc. A YEAR AGO but he’s been told some people are waiting 18 months!! He has the paperwork to confirm the application. Still no Spanish licence 😁

How long! Ours took 8 weeks to exchange ours. Quick easy process for us. We went to trafico in Cartegena 

We arrived here Sept 2019. Residencia approved by mid Oct and did spanish driving licences ourselves in cartegena. Received within 3 months. Areas must differ but don't understand time length using a gestor. 

I would sack the gestor and find someone else or do it yourself as that time frame is ridiculous 

The paperwork given acts as a substitute licence until the actual one arrives.my Oh applied January 2019 and received the actual licence 12 months later. Carry the paperwork and if stopped produce it, a bit like the U.K. where you have the licence but also have to produce paperwork to show entitlement.