Changed to a Spanish Licence and now robbed of all my catagories!

I have decided to go legal and get a Spanish Licence and on studying the temporary licence I have found that the Spanish Traffico is depriving me of all my entitled catagories, upto 7.5 ton, Mini bus etc. etc.

I returned today to challenge this at traffico and they have told me that I am just entitled to the basic catagories, car, car and caravan not exceeding 3500 kgs.

I have been driving a variety of large vehicles nearly since passing my test in 1990, how with moving to another country am I suddenly not qualified to?

Is the licence not a european licence? Surely it should be the same. If the case is not so then it should be tit for tat and the spanish going to england should have the same treatment from DVLA and have things removed.

As it stands I cannot even drive the mini bus I used to drive.

Spain, part of europe only when it wants handouts!

Looks like another reason not to bother changing to a Spanish licence...

I was going to replace my uK licence with another and register it to my brothers address but I thought better of it. I dedcided to do the right thing and go legal. This is the thanks you get for it. How can I have been qualified yesterday on my UK licence and not today?

No admin error, I saw the DVLA letter as plain as day telling them which catagories I was entitled to ie. all. The funcionario says that in Spain I am not entitled to them.

I suggest  you go to Trafico and complete the official complaints form.

Funcionario on his own working during august (bless him) waiting to retire told me to come back in september ie. when spain decides to start work again. Buck passing as usual.

I wish I had a copy of the DVLA letter which they sent to Traffico as it was very clear with the entitlements.

I wish I had a copy of the DVLA letter which they sent to Traffico as it was very clear with the entitlements.

Have you tried asking DVLC for a copy.  I cannot believe it is a secret !

I think I will have to get on and call  the DVLA and confirm the situation. On searching the net I have found other people in this situation but no word as to how and if they resoved it. If I receive no satisfaction I think I will have to approach an MEP.

I have been told before changing a UK licence, get a copy from DVLA, say you lost your other, then hand that over on the exchange, then you have both.

I am fairly sure that the first one becomes invalid when you apply for a replacement  and once you apply to change it in Spain then it is invalid in UK

I wanted to apply for another UK licence but they put the frighteners on you when filling in the form about having to be resident, so I didn't bother.

He still had my licence anyway and I pointed the to all the entitlements. It's not as though he could not see them. He just said this is the way it is in Spain. How many times have I heard this sentence?

changed mine 2 years ago and they gave me my hgv class 1  too. i was 70 and the uk i did not have it after 66. nice one Spain no problem

K 5ive

What medical did you take as there are 2 kinds I changed mine and have full HGV1 so you need to go back in sept and be cool dont lose your rag as in spain it gets you no were smile and do the sad eyes works for me everytime.

Solway,

                    really good point, that could well be the explanation

 http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/DriverLicensing/WhatCanYouDriveAndYourOblions/DG_4022547

I understood  the minibus  D1 will be lost when you renew you UK licence anyway , so you loose it in Spain unless you can proove the same as below to traffico . Europe is harmonising!!

only can keep it if you can show you have a large minibus for family use. D1 has never been for hire or reward  . Need coach licence for that and different medical and CPC etc etc