Police crackdown on foreign plated cars in Mallorca
As a general rule, a non-resident can drive a foreign registered vehicle in Spain for up to six months in a calendar year.
D Day for Driving Licences
The Spanish government wants to encourage people who have innovative business ideas to live here.
Driving in Mallorca
I have been to the DGT with mountains of paperwork on three occasions now but I’m getting nowhere.
British plated cars in the spotlight in Spain crackdown
They will check if vehicle is insured or taxed in Spain.
Stuffed by the system and paperwork: the driving licence nightmare in perspective
"The deadline to register your intention to exchange driving licence is now about to expire and must be made online with one of the requirements being your residency ID so we were basically stuffed...."
Deal with Spain over British driving licences is "close", British ambassador gives update
"Driving licence issue causing serious problems for British expats..."
42 percent of British drivers in Spain in the slow lane
From May 1, UK nationals resident in Spain have not been permitted to drive if they do not have a Spanish driving licence, although there is a six month period of grace for newly arrived residents (from the UK and other non-EU countries).
British drivers in Spain face higher insurance costs
British ambassador trying to resolve dispute
Problems in the relationship
“It is evidently clear that relations between Spain and Britain have been strained by Brexit...”
HMA Hugh Elliott´s latest update on progress with the driving licence negotiations
HMA Hugh Elliott´s latest update on progress with the driving licence negotiations.
Enough is enough! Petition launched after UK driving licences banned in Spain for residents
Please help ex-pats who are stuck in remote areas of Spain and need to be able to drive to access to shops doctors and hospital appointments.
British ambassador gives update on British driving licence situation in Spain
"Britain and Spain in talks...."
The week in review: Boris Becker found guilty
The stories that made the headlines this week on Mallorca.
Update for UK driving licence holders in Spain
This is a mesage for British citizens in Spain.
Viewpoint: A driving licence break
UK residents no longer have to exchange their driving licences in France.
Letters to the Editor
A reader has some questions about Britain exiting Europe.
The Brexit scenario
The Brexit scenario which look liked a nightmare has now passed.
- Spain wants Britons to show they have 113.40 euros, £97, per day for their holidays
- Major security alert at Mallorca airport, surprise landing of flights from Morocco and Namibia
- Big changes on the horizon when Britons travel to Mallorca
- Over two hours for Britons to get through Palma airport queues
- Living in a motorhome in Palma: "It'll only get worse"
Comment
Britons lost in Mallorca
One thing is promoting British business in Spain, but I thought the Foreign and Commonwealth Office also looked after Britons living in Spain.
Humphrey Carter21/07/2023 12:34