From. British Embassy in Madrid. * Message to UK residents in Spain on driving licences * We continue to negotiate with the Spanish government about the long-term arrangements for UK driving licence exchange. Meanwhile, today the Spanish government has announced that valid UK licences will continue to be recognised for driving in Spain until 31 December 2021. We understand the uncertainty around this issue is unsettling. We will continue to share information when we can via this page and gov.uk/livinginspain, so please do sign up for alerts. If you want to take action now, you could, if you wished, apply for a Spanish licence. This includes taking both a practical and theory test. You can find more information here: https://sede.dgt.gob.es/.../permiso-conducir/index.shtml. We are aware that there are currently waiting lists to get a test appointment in some areas. Independent of the ongoing negotiations, UK Nationals who successfully registered their intent to exchange their licence before 30 December 2020, will be able to exchange it for a Spanish one without having to take a practical test up until 31 December 2021. We know that some people who tried to register their intent have subsequently found out that they were unsuccessful in doing so. If this is your situation and you are unclear as to why, you should contact the DGT directly to discuss further. https://www.dgt.es/es/contacto.shtml. If you moved to Spain after 1 January 2021, your UK licence is valid for six months from the date of your TIE or until 31 December, whichever is later. If you are visiting Spain as a tourist, please see https://www.gov.uk/guidance/driving-in-the-eu for information on anything you may need to do to drive here.