EU Driving licences are valid for driving throughout Spanish territory

The holders of an EU driving licence, valid for an indefinite period of time or for more than 15 years, will be under the obligation of renewing their licence when their legal place of residence is in Spain, after 2 years has transpired from 19 January 2013 date on which Directive 2006/126/ EC entered into force. 

For example:

1.- A holder of a Community driving licence valid for an indefinite period of time, or for more than 15 years, with legal residence in Spain obtained on or before 19/01/2013, must renew his or her driving licence as from 19/01/2015.

2.- A holder of a Community driving licence valid for an indefinite period of time, or for more than 15 years, with legal residence in Spain obtained on 06/06/2014, must renew his or her driving licence as from 06/06/2016.

This procedure is being implemented in order to comply with the relevant rules and regulations on driving licences (Directive 2006/126/EC and the General Driving Regulation approved by Royal Decree 818/2009, of 8 May), as an indispensable element of the EU common transport policy, contributing to increasing road safety.

The Member States must be able to apply the period of validity prescribed by the Directive, to a licence without a limited administrative validity issued by another Member State, in whose territory the holder of the licence has resided for more than two years.

As a result, since 2013 the countries of the European Union have a single driving licence for all 28 Member States, necessary for achieving the harmonisation of the more than 110 types of driving licences, in existence a few years ago.

If you, or any famly member need help with renovating the EU driving licence, feel free to contact us at info@relocationspain.com and find out more about our 2015 offers for Drivers licence Exchange and renewal

 

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