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Politician from Spain’s Popular Party caught driving at 215km/h in official car

A POLITICIAN from the conservative Popular Party is facing prosecution after the Spanish Civil Guard caught him driving an official car at 215km/h on a highway with a 120km/h limit on Sunday

27 Apr, 2023 @ 12:00

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UK embassy to hold Facebook Live event to help Spain residents with driving licence exchange

THE UK embassy in Spain will be holding a Facebook Live event so that people can ask questions about exchanging their driving licences for Spanish ones. The event is scheduled to take

25 Mar, 2023 @ 19:00

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Explainer: Everything you need to know about swapping your UK driving licence for a Spanish one

TO THE relief of hundreds if not thousands of people across Spain, this week the Spanish Cabinet finally approved a deal on driving licence exchange with the United Kingdom. The move brought

17 Mar, 2023 @ 14:28

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'Spain WILL NOT be on UK 'Green' travel list before the end of July' says UK ambassador on a visit to Benidorm and the Costa Blanca

UK ambassador releases video explaining next steps for victims of driving licence debacle in Spain

THE UK ambassador to Spain, Hugh Elliott, on Tuesday posted a video on social media that he said, he hopes, is his ‘last update for you on driving licences’. The video was

14 Mar, 2023 @ 19:12

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Nightmare over: Spain finally approves driving licence deal with UK, meaning residents can legally get back on the roads

THE SPANISH Cabinet on Tuesday finally approved a deal between Spain and the United Kingdom covering driving licence exchange, as well as the exchange of driver information relating to traffic offences. The

14 Mar, 2023 @ 15:52

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UK embassy in Spain posts driving licence update promising ‘final steps will be taken within the next few weeks’

THE UK’s ambassador to Spain Hugh Elliott has provided a new update to the desperate holders of British driving licences who have been left unable to take to the Spanish roads since

22 Feb, 2023 @ 18:31

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British embassy: driving licence agreement will be put before Spanish Cabinet ‘very soon’

THE BRITISH embassy in Spain has posted an update on driving licence negotiations, claiming that the agreement that will let UK licence holders legally get back on the roads will be put

8 Feb, 2023 @ 15:12

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UK embassy offers update on driving licence debacle, but still with no end in sight

THE UK Embassy in Spain released an update on Monday about the ongoing driving licence debacle, but it will provide little comfort for those residents of the country who have been left

16 Jan, 2023 @ 15:24

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Spanish driving licence debacle victims: ‘If we can’t exchange by February, we’re going back to the UK’

VICTIMS of the ongoing driving licence debacle are facing Christmas without being able to get back on the roads, as the final deal between the UK and Spain over document exchange is

20 Dec, 2022 @ 15:00

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‘Don’t take psychophysical aptitude test too soon’, driving licence debacle victims in Spain warned

VICTIMS of the ongoing UK driving licence debacle have been warned not to take their ‘psychophysical aptitude test’ too early, given that the results are only valid for 90 days. Since May

13 Dec, 2022 @ 10:00

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Embassy: UK licence holders will have to take ‘psychophysical aptitude test’ to exchange document for Spanish one

THE BRITISH embassy on Friday provided more information about how driving licence exchange will work once an agreement between Spain and the UK has finally been reached post-Brexit. Among the steps UK

2 Dec, 2022 @ 18:25

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Defiant expat in Lanzarote collects second €500 traffic fine as driving licence debacle enters eighth month

DECEMBER 1 marks a full seven months since residents of Spain who hold a UK driving licence have been unable to legally take to the country’s roads, as a post-Brexit deal continues

1 Dec, 2022 @ 18:00

‘Two outstanding issues’ on driving licences have been resolved, says UK ambassador to Spain

THE NEAR SEVEN-MONTH nightmare being suffered by residents of Spain who hold UK driving licences might nearly be over, according to the latest statement released by British ambassador Hugh Elliott. Since May

21 Nov, 2022 @ 12:16

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Gibraltar not the source of delay to driving licence negotiations, says British ambassador

THE BRITISH ambassador to Spain, Hugh Elliott, has categorically ruled out that the delay to reaching a post-Brexit deal on driving licence exchange has anything to do with negotiations relating to Gibraltar.

25 Oct, 2022 @ 15:37

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British embassy warns of possible scams targeting residents of Spain holding UK driving licences

THE BRITISH embassy in Spain has issued a warning that scammers may be trying to take advantage of the driving licence debacle, with “offers of attaining a Spanish licence in exchange for

24 Oct, 2022 @ 15:00

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‘Two outstanding points’ remain on UK driving licence issue, says British ambassador

THE BRITISH ambassador to Spain, Hugh Elliott, has posted a new update on driving licence negotiations saying that there are “two outstanding points we are working on”. In the video message, which

21 Oct, 2022 @ 17:54

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Members of ‘Invade British Embassy’ Facebook group meet with ambassador to discuss driving licence debacle

REPRESENTATIVES from a Facebook group that brings together victims of the driving licence debacle in Spain today travelled to Madrid for a meeting at the British embassy. “We had a constructive meeting

18 Oct, 2022 @ 18:44

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British embassy issues new update on driving licence negotiations but offers no timeframe for solution

THE British embassy in Spain has released another update on ongoing negotiations between the UK and Spanish authorities on driving licences, but once again failed to offer a timeframe for a solution

16 Oct, 2022 @ 14:15

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‘IT’S unfair and disgusting’: Readers affected by UK driving licence debacle share their stories with The Olive Press

FIVE calendar months have now passed since British residents of Spain who are without a valid driving licence have been unable to legally take to the roads. This week The Olive Press

2 Oct, 2022 @ 21:45

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UK driving licence holders flock to Facebook page inviting ‘Invasion of the British embassy in Madrid’

Frustration among holders of British driving licences in Spain who have been left unable to take to the roads since May 1 appears to be reaching boiling point, with some of those

25 Sep, 2022 @ 16:59

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EXPLAINED: How easy is it for a Brit to take their Spanish driving test?

BRITISH expat Mike Sedgwick shared his personal experience of taking the Spanish driving test after finding himself among the thousands of Brits left unable to drive legally in Spain due to delays

16 Aug, 2022 @ 11:15

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New online guide tells Brits everything they need to know about driving in Spain

IN response to huge confusion among British expat community about driving licence rules in Spain, the charity Age in Spain has drawn up the most comprehensive guide to date. Brexit means that

12 Aug, 2022 @ 15:15

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U-Turn Campaign: Everything you need to know about the driving licence exchange debacle for Brits in Spain

ONE of the biggest issues currently facing British expats resident in Spain or those hoping to relocate here is the failure between the UK and Spain to come to a bilateral agreement

22 Jul, 2022 @ 10:00

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Back on the road? British Ambassador promises driving licence deal with Spain is ‘very close to being finalised’

BRITS could be back on the road by the end of July, according to the latest update from British Ambassador Hugh Elliott who insists a deal with Spain on driving licence recognition

20 Jun, 2022 @ 15:30

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Spain to allow 16 year-olds to drive micro electric cars

SPAIN is preparing a new driving licence to allow over 16s to get behind the wheel of low-horsepower electric vehicles with of up to speeds of 90km/h. Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska announced

12 Jun, 2022 @ 14:15

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‘No news isn’t bad news’: Latest update from British Ambassador on driving licence exchange in Spain

THE British Ambassador in Madrid has insisted that negotiations ‘continue to progress well’ on a driving licence agreement with Spain although there was little more he could reveal about the matter. Hugh

9 Jun, 2022 @ 14:15

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