DGT Test in English
The General Directorate of Traffic(DGT) is the body in charge of issuing driving licenses and permits in the Spanish State. The DGT goal is to ensure that drivers have the necessary skills to operate vehicles with the least possible risk. There is a possibility to take the DGT test in English.
DGT makes sure, by taking exams, that you have the skills, knowledge and capabilities necessary to drive the vehicle in question.
There are different kinds of permits and licenses depending on the category and the vehicle you need to drive: mopeds, motorcycles, cars, trucks, agricultural vehicles ... each of them requires specific tests
To obtain a new spanish drivers license permit, you must request to take the theoretical and practical driving tests. Although the usual thing is that you prepare for the exam in a driving school, you can also submit your application on your own. Once you have passed the aptitude tests, you will obtain your driving license. During the preparation and presentation of the tests to obtain your driving license, you have at your disposal several procedures that may be useful to you.
As soon as you approve, DGT will give you a provisional driving license, with which you can drive while the final license arrives at your home. For this it is important to always keep your address updated in Traffic. You can verify and change it yourself online.
DGT makes sure, by taking exams, that you have the skills, knowledge and capabilities necessary to drive the vehicle in question.
There are different kinds of permits and licenses depending on the category and the vehicle you need to drive: mopeds, motorcycles, cars, trucks, agricultural vehicles ... each of them requires specific tests
To obtain a new spanish drivers license permit, you must request to take the theoretical and practical driving tests. Although the usual thing is that you prepare for the exam in a driving school, you can also submit your application on your own. Once you have passed the aptitude tests, you will obtain your driving license. During the preparation and presentation of the tests to obtain your driving license, you have at your disposal several procedures that may be useful to you.
As soon as you approve, DGT will give you a provisional driving license, with which you can drive while the final license arrives at your home. For this it is important to always keep your address updated in Traffic. You can verify and change it yourself online.
Spanish Driving Licence Requirements
To obtain a Spanish driving licence or permit, you must meet the following requirements:
Reside in Spain. If you are a foreign student not belonging to the European Union, you must demonstrate that you are in this circumstance for a minimum continuous period of six months. If you belong to a member state of the European Union, the Economic Area or there is a bilateral agreement between Spain and your country, and you have a driving license, you do not need to obtain a new one, you can exchange the one you already have to a spanish driving license.
- Not be deprived by judicial resolution of the right to drive motor vehicles and mopeds, nor be subject to suspension or administrative intervention.
- Gather the psychophysical skills required in relation to the kind of license you are applying for. However, you can also get a special license or permit if you have a disability.
- Be of the age required for each permit or license. It is possible to obtain type C, C + E, D1, D1 + E, D and D + E driving licenses, at a lower age than that established in a generic way if the interested party has:
1. Driver qualification card.
2. Certificate of Professional Aptitude (CAP) or, failing that, the title of the training course or a certificate from the training center where the initial qualification modality is indicated: ordinary or accelerated.
For More information please visit: https://sede.dgt.gob.es/es/permisos-de-conducir/obtencion-renovacion-duplicados-permiso/permiso-conducir/
Reside in Spain. If you are a foreign student not belonging to the European Union, you must demonstrate that you are in this circumstance for a minimum continuous period of six months. If you belong to a member state of the European Union, the Economic Area or there is a bilateral agreement between Spain and your country, and you have a driving license, you do not need to obtain a new one, you can exchange the one you already have to a spanish driving license.
- Not be deprived by judicial resolution of the right to drive motor vehicles and mopeds, nor be subject to suspension or administrative intervention.
- Gather the psychophysical skills required in relation to the kind of license you are applying for. However, you can also get a special license or permit if you have a disability.
- Be of the age required for each permit or license. It is possible to obtain type C, C + E, D1, D1 + E, D and D + E driving licenses, at a lower age than that established in a generic way if the interested party has:
1. Driver qualification card.
2. Certificate of Professional Aptitude (CAP) or, failing that, the title of the training course or a certificate from the training center where the initial qualification modality is indicated: ordinary or accelerated.
For More information please visit: https://sede.dgt.gob.es/es/permisos-de-conducir/obtencion-renovacion-duplicados-permiso/permiso-conducir/