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How to get my Uk driving licence after changing it for Spanish but I don’t have the physical driving card

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How to get my Uk driving licence after changing it for Spanish but I don’t have the physical driving card - @Marcosborn85

Let me get this right...


You live in Spain now, so you gave in your UK license to exchange it for a Spanish license. Now you want your UK license back?


Bad News!!


When you exchange your UK driving licence for a Spanish one, the Spanish traffic authority (DGT) physically keeps your old UK card and sends it back to the DVLA, meaning it is permanently destroyed. To get a UK licence again, you must officially move back to the UK, establish residency, and exchange your Spanish licence back to a UK one using GOV.UK.

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