Driving licence

marccoetzee Member

Member since 27 January 2014

marccoetzeeMember15 July 2019 14:13:20

Can I buy a car on my Maltese driving licence. How would I go about xchanaging my Maltese driving licence to Spanish...

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Johncar Spain Expert

Member since 25 November 2013

JohncarSpain Expert15 July 2019 14:21:45

1412

You do not need a driving licence to buy a car

You can exchange a Malta licence for a Spanish one

marccoetzee Member

Member since 27 January 2014

marccoetzeeMember15 July 2019 14:41:13

Much appreciated...
So I can buy a car when I get there and sort the rest as I go along...

dcdrac New member

Member since 15 July 2019

dcdracNew member15 July 2019 18:12:46

I have got an International drivers permit as well as my UK driving licence.

Johncar Spain Expert

Member since 25 November 2013

JohncarSpain Expert15 July 2019 18:24:38

1412

As an EU National with an EU licence you do not need IDP to drive in spain

marccoetzee Member

Member since 27 January 2014

marccoetzeeMember22 July 2019 07:31:41

thank you

edmondcruz Member

Member since 24 January 2019

edmondcruzMember22 July 2019 18:33:49

Documents

Information about the EU driver's license

EU driving license validity

Since 1999, uniform license classes have existed throughout the European Union. Instead of the valid in the old Federal Republic 7 driving license classes there are now whole 15 driving license classes. These are no longer characterized by numbers as before, but by letters.

With the old driver's license (old driving license class 3) you get the following classes when converting your national driver's license into the uniform EU driving license:
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