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Old 03-05-2022, 08:16
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the 'i' newspaper reports this morning that british expats in spain are facing a driving ban after the uk government failed to reach a post-brexit deal on licence rules.

A grace period expired without agreement yesterday, meaning that britons who are resident in spain can no longer legally drive using their dvla-issued licences

uk gov, quote, confirms "from (yesterday), uk licence holders who have been resident in spain for more than six months and did not exchange their licence during the transition period will no longer be able to drive legally in spain."

" we have agreed to rapidly accelerate talks" they helpfully continued....

So that's alright then

(the change does not affect holidaymakers)
brexit the gift that keeps on giving well done all you leave voters
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How long do people want? We've known about this for 2 years!
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How long do people want? We've known about this for 2 years!
The goal post have moved several times over the last 2 years and you cannot change your licence until you have your actual residencia. Which can prove to be a slow process . So not exactly 2 years but now 6 months from receiving your residencia. You must now take a practical and written driving test under Spanish rules , As I said previously BREXIT THE GIFT THAT KEEP ON GIVING
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#33 - A) Who moved the goal posts, B) Who makes the Residencia process so slow, C) What’s wrong with passing the driving test of the country in which you’re residing (don’t know what it’s like in Yorkshire, but driving round east London/south west Essex, you get the impression that there are a lot of people driving not having passed a British driving test, or any test for that matter). With all due respect, I think the plight of British drivers residing in the EU was not very high up the list of subjects on the minds of ANYONE who voted in the Referendum..
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#33 - A) Who moved the goal posts, B) Who makes the Residencia process so slow, C) What’s wrong with passing the driving test of the country in which you’re residing (don’t know what it’s like in Yorkshire, but driving round east London/south west Essex, you get the impression that there are a lot of people driving not having passed a British driving test, or any test for that matter). With all due respect, I think the plight of British drivers residing in the EU was not very high up the list of subjects on the minds of ANYONE who voted in the Referendum..
With all due respect i do not think anything was on the minds of the people who voted they were led down a blind alley and lied to . The negative results of Brexit have had a huge impact on those of us who are actually living here and visitors for vacations and people owning vacation properties that they have paid for with hard earned money but can now only visit for 90 days in a 180 day period * you think that is a good thing?. and even bigger on those people who relied on summer jobs here from the UK Thousands of young people can no longer work in Europe , singers etc who had summer seasonal work here for years can no longer work in Europe . Parcels cannot be sent to or from the \UK from Europe without many problems . speak to the transport companies
I could list so many negative things . But I have yet to hear 1 single positive . I mean true positive not political Spin. that has resulted from Brexit .
in answer to your question the goal posts on driving have been moved many times . what makes the residencia process slow is the fact that every single person living in all of Spain but originally from the UK had to either re apply for their existing residencia . And those without had to apply for residencia. Hundreds of thousands of people all over Spain a bureaucratic nightmare at the best of time
The above are the facts sorry for the rant but sometimes people believe what they read and do not know what is actually happening on the coal face
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#35 - Sorry, but I don’t think that any of the consequences mentioned were instigated by the U.K. Government. At the outset, the U.K. voted to join a Common Market (which some might say was a good idea) and not the all pervading behemoth that it morphed into. Time will tell..
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With all due respect i do not think anything was on the minds of the people who voted they were led down a blind alley and lied to . The negative results of Brexit have had a huge impact on those of us who are actually living here and visitors for vacations and people owning vacation properties that they have paid for with hard earned money but can now only visit for 90 days in a 180 day period * you think that is a good thing?. and even bigger on those people who relied on summer jobs here from the UK Thousands of young people can no longer work in Europe , singers etc who had summer seasonal work here for years can no longer work in Europe . Parcels cannot be sent to or from the \UK from Europe without many problems . speak to the transport companies
I could list so many negative things . But I have yet to hear 1 single positive . I mean true positive not political Spin. that has resulted from Brexit .
in answer to your question the goal posts on driving have been moved many times . what makes the residencia process slow is the fact that every single person living in all of Spain but originally from the UK had to either re apply for their existing residencia . And those without had to apply for residencia. Hundreds of thousands of people all over Spain a bureaucratic nightmare at the best of time
The above are the facts sorry for the rant but sometimes people believe what they read and do not know what is actually happening on the coal face
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https://www.majorcadailybulletin.com...nsa-beach.html

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On Monday, Pollensa town hall activated an emergency procedure when there were spills of fuel from two boats and a jet ski in Puerto Pollensa. The red flag was raised. Among others, schoolchildren who were at the Albercuix beach at the time had to get out of the water.

Mayor Tomeu Cifre said that it was too early to confirm for sure but that it appeared as if the boats and jet ski had been sabotaged. "It could be related to a mooring 'scheme'. There are people who put out buoys and charge for mooring. When we arrived, it turned out that the vessels had been sunk. They had open fuel and oil caps."

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Puerto Pollensa was the hottest place on the island last month with a maximum temperature of 37 degrees Centigrade on September 12. The Palma Met Office described the month as one of the hottest on record with an average temperature of 24.3 degrees Centigrade, 2,2 degrees higher than normal.
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see full article on the MDB website


- tallies with Sparky's weather report
https://www.forum.puertopollensa.com...tml#post135908
https://www.forum.puertopollensa.com...tml#post135913
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https://www.majorcadailybulletin.com...nsa-hotel.html

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Rafa Nadal's uncle, Toni, has bought the Galeón Aparthotel in Puerto Pollensa and is understood to have engaged an architects' firm to work on an upgrade that will turn it into an "emblematic establishment".

The sale was apparently completed last month, ...
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Galeón opened in 1961. The last major refurbishment was in 1999.

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