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Petition · past parliament · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Seek to negotiate mutual recognition of UK and Spanish driving licences

Closed 5,870 signatures

What the petition asks

The Government should seek to negotiate with the Spanish Government for mutual recognition of UK and Spanish driving licences, so UK ex-pats in Spain are able to quickly and easily exchange their UK drivers licences for Spanish ones.
There are many factors which affected ex-pats’ ability to register their intent to exchange their UK licence for a Spanish one prior to the 30 December 2020 deadline imposed as a result of Brexit. 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.

Timeline

18 May 2022 Petition opened for signatures
2 Dec 2022 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 5,870
Status Closed
Department Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Opened 18 May 2022
Closed 2 Dec 2022

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.