Time needed: 10 minutes.
How to make an appointment with Trafico to change your UK driving licence
- Visit the DGT part of Spanish government website
Click the link to start the process of obtaining a pre-booked appointment with the Regional Traffic Office. Once the web page opens you can now change the language setting in the top right corner. Then click on the highlighted icon as indicated in the image below.
- Select the Regional Traffic Office you want to deal with
Using the drop down menu select the most convenient Regional Traffic Office for you.
- Type of procedure
For people looking to exchange their UK driving licence for a Spanish driving licence they should then select “Trámites de oficina” from the second drop down menu titled “Tipo de trámite”. Next click the black button marked “continuar”
- Confirmation of the procedure screen
The next screen is a confirmation of the office where you are looking to get the appointment and with a list of general procedures below with a reminder to bring all your paperwork. In the bottom right corner click the black button marked “continuar”
- Complete your personal details
You need to complete your personal details on the following screen. If you are doing this yourself then you complete “Datos del interesado” and leave “Datos de representante” blank. See the image below as to what you need to complete. Then click the black button labelled “solicitar” in the bottom right corner.
- Choose a date and time
Use the dates and drop down menus to select a convenient day and time for you to attend the Regional Traffic Office. Then click “continuar”
- Check the appointment details
Read through the provisional appointment details and once you are happy click the black button in the bottom left corner marked “confirmar”. If you want to go back and change either the date or time then click “cambiar fecha/hora”. Click “cancelar” to stop the whole process or “cambiar datos” to go back to step five to make any corrections.