211,000 Britons have not taken out the new TIE ID card in Spain
DGT traffic departments still refusing to accept paper licences.
British residents unable to drive in Spain from Friday, licence exchange process still flawed
British expatriates are extremely frustrated.
British Embassy urges UK licence holders in Spain to exchange their licence before 15 September cut-off: Mallorca problems
Licences can be exchanged after the six month period, but will no longer be considered valid for driving in Spain.
UK driving licence exchange nightmare continues in Mallorca
I was told by the DGT today that they have not been informed that the paper licences are valid for exchange.
British Embassy puts its foot down over UK driving licence glitch in Spain
British Embassy Madrid has told the Bulletin that paper licences are valid.
UK driving licence saga in Spain remains in neutral
A number of Britons have given up waiting and taken to the roads again.
UK driving licence exchange plan in Spain appears to have stalled
Spanish government will not confirm the date.
Britons urged to prepare for getting back on the road and driving again soon in Spain
Embassy advises to start getting paperwork in order now.
Brits in Spain will not be back on the roads until next year
Agreement not expected to be approved until next year.
"Daily discussions" to break deadlock over British licences in Spain
The British ambassador has said that the issue is causing them some frustration because it had been hoped that things would have been resolved by the summer.
British ambassador asks for further extension on driving licences
"Message from British ambassador..."
UK residents no longer have to exchange their driving licences in France
UK residents no longer have to exchange their driving licences in France.
Transport
A third of driving points are lost for speeding
Drinking and driving continues to be a problem in the Balearics. Last year, 15 per cent of points were stripped off licences
Transport
Over 2,000 drivers have had their driving licences withdrawn
Since 2006, a total of 2,352 drivers have lost all the points on their driving licences.
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Comment
Viewpoint: A driving licence break
UK residents no longer have to exchange their driving licences in France.
Humphrey Carter01/07/2021 11:23