Despite applying for the driving licence exchange before end 2020 we were declined as we were not resident at that time. We applied for recidencia in February 2020 but were scuttled, along with many others, due to covid 19 and the virtual shut down of Government. We finally received o...
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...ur recidencia in March of this year.
Whilst there is talk of a possible driving licence exchange being agreed between the UK and Spain I fear this will be many months off, we all know how Government departments work. As such I decided to take the Spanish driving test which consists of a written examination based on their 216 page highway code and a practical. Both the code and the test are available in English and you will need a 90% pass rate before you are are able to take the practical test.
You will need to register with a licensed driving school who will provide you with the manual and an on line driving test portal which you can access as many times as you wish to take mock examinations. All this will cost you circa euro 450 plus a further euro 90 for the practical examination.
Having passed the written examination, as i say you will need 27 correct answers out of the 30, all in English, you will then require a number of driving lessons. The Spanish driving instruction is somewhat different to that used in the UK but is not onerous. The driving test is undertaken in only certain cities so I found the lessons more beneficial as a means of finding my way around the potential test circuit.
Once again the test itself is not overly complicated and if you are a competent driver you should have no problem Both my driving instructor, who accompanies you on the day, and the test examiners both spoke some English so there was no language problem.
Best of luck
Andy
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