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Now that the UK is no longer a member of the European Union, in order to live, work or retire in Spain, UK passport holders need to apply for a visa at one of the Spanish consulates in the UK. Which consulate you need to visit depends on where you live in the UK. If…
New V-16 emergency light replaces warning triangles for vehicle breakdowns If you’re unlucky enough to break down on Spanish roads, it’s long been a legal requirement to use warning triangles to make other drivers aware that there’s a hazard. However, getting out of a stranded vehicle on a busy highway to place these triangles wasn’t…
Spanish number plates – what do the letters and numbers actually mean? Plus other trivia … If you have just registered your vehicle onto Spanish plates, you may be interested to know what the numbers and letters mean (yes, they do mean something!). A bit of history The first system for registering vehicles in Spain…
Ireland is still in the European Union (EU), which means Freedom of Movement applies and the criteria for gaining Spanish residency are the same as they have always been – pretty straightforward. If your parents or grandparents were born in Ireland, you could be eligible for Irish citizenship – meaning you can get an Irish…
As a general rule, a Spanish driving licence is valid for 10 years from the date of issue although there are some circumstances where the renewal date will be a lot earlier than that, and we’ll go into more details about those later in this article. This page on the DGT website has full details…
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