driving disqualification

[madjo]

i have been disqualified under the totting up procedure for 6 months, can i drive in spain? the DVLA inform me that the ban only counts in the UK but that i should check with the spanish authorities, as i dont speak spanish is there an english website that i might contact

[Loosehead]

If you mean on holiday you'll need a valid licence to hire a car if you mean can you drive without hiring a car I would say you'd need a valid licence of some sort. If you do not have a valid British one then you'd need a valid Spanish Licence, then you could drive in Spain. Without knowing the exact circumstances can't say for certain but I'd say probably not.

[Grunty]

You do not need to speak Spanish. You can contact the Spanish Embasy here:
Spanish Embassy
39 Chesham Place
London, SW1X 8SB
020 7235 5555

Although the ban only applies in the UK (this might change before long), you need a licence to drive in Spain just as you do here. As Loosehead says, what will you drive in Spain? You won't be able to hire a car. If you borrow one, the owner may have some liability in Spanish law if he allows you to drive without a licence. In the UK, you would automatically be uninsured if you have no licence; it may well be the same in Spain.

[madjo]

Loosehead / Grunty
although the uk authorities have taken my licence for 6 months I have a duplicate licence that i would present for a hire car ?

[Loosehead]

I see well you'll probably get away with it if there are no incidents but technically the duplicate is also withdrawn. I don't think there is any connection between the spanish driving authority and DVLA but but I'm not sure.