Gibraltar - Convert or Exchange Foreign Driver License

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Procedure

1. Fill out an application form.
2. Submit the completed form along with your valid Gibraltar identity card or permit of residence, two recent passport photographs and a medical certificate (if required) issued within the previous six months certifying that the driver is physically and mentally fit to drive.
3. Pay the application fee.

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Required Documents

Applying for the exchange of your EU/EEA licence for a Gibraltar licence

• Completed application form
• Valid Gibraltar identity card or permit of residence
• Two recent passport photographs
• A medical certificate (if required) issued within the previous six months certifying that the driver is physically and mentally fit to drive

Office Locations & Contacts

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT - Motor Vehicle Test Centre Eastern Beach

Chief Examiner - 200 51603

General Enquiries/Licensing Section - 200 51606

Email Address - [email protected]

Fax Number - 200 77984

Transport Commission & Permits - 200 51520

Fax Number - 200 50551

Traffic Management Division, Unit 71 New Harbours - 200 78218

Clamps & Towaways - 200 76999 | 200 76312

After Hours Mobile Phone - 58857000

Fax Number - 200 48059

Eligibility

EEC exchange

A valid driving licence issued by a European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) member state is automatically accepted in all other member states. People with an EU/EEA-issued driver's licence who take up residence in Gibraltar are not required to exchange it for a Gibraltar issued licence, although the holder may exchange it at any time. If a traffic offence occurs and the licence is endorsed by the courts, residents of Gibraltar who are holders of EU licences not issued in Gibraltar will be required to exchange it for a Gibraltar licence so that it may be endorsed with the particulars of the offence.

To apply for the procedure: Applicant must have resided in Gibraltar, United Kingdom and Northern Ireland for 185 days on the last 12 months and provide documentary evidence of this.

Fees

For the exchange of an EEA licence : 25.00

Driving Tests - Category and fee ():

• A : 30.00
• B : 30.00
• C : 75.00
• C1 : 75.00
• D: 75.00
• D1 : 75.00
• B+E : 50.00
• C+E : 75.00
• C1+E : 75.00
• D+E : 75.00
• D1+E : 75.00
• F to J : 50.00
• K - moped : 30.00
• Advanced driving test : 50.00
• Public service vehicle up to 8 seats in addition to the driver's seat : 50.00
• Public service vehicle over 8 seats in addition to the driver's seat : 65.00
• Theory "A" Category : 10.00
• Theory "B" Category : 10.00
• Theory "C" Category : 40.00
• Theory "D" Category : 40.00
• Case Studies "C" Category : 40.00
• Case Studies "D" Category : 40.00
• Practical Knowledge "C" Category : 25.00
• Practical Knowledge "D" Category : 25.00

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Instructions

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Required Information

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Need for the Document

A driving license is an official document which states that a person may operate a motorized vehicle, such as a motorcycle, car, truck or a bus, on a public roadway. This document also serves as identification and proof of age.

Here is a procedure on how you can convert or exchange your foreign driver's license for a local driver's license.

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Driver's Licence - Category (EU):

• AM : Two-wheel vehicles or three-wheel vehicles with a maximum design speed of not more than 45 km/h.
• A1 : Motorcycles with a cylinder capacity not exceeding 125 cubic centimetres, of a power not exceeding 11 kW and with a power/weight ratio not exceeding 0,1 kW/kg.
• A2 : Motorcycles of a power not exceeding 35 kW and with a power/weight ratio not exceeding 0,2 kW/kg and not derived from a vehicle of more than double its power.
• A : Motorcycles.
• B: Motor vehicles with a maximum authorised mass not exceeding 3,500 kg and designed and constructed for the carriage of no more than eight passengers in addition to the driver; motor vehicles in this category may be combined with a trailer having a maximum authorised mass which does not exceed 750 kg.
• C1 : Motor vehicles other than those in categories D1 or D, the maximum authorised mass of which exceeds 3,500 kg, but does not exceed 7,500 kg, and which are designed and constructed for the carriage of no more than eight passengers in addition to the driver; motor vehicles in this category may be combined with a trailer having a maximum authorised mass not exceeding 750 kg.
• C: Motor vehicles other than those in categories D1 or D, whose maximum authorised mass is over 3,500 kg and which are designed and constructed for the carriage of no more than eight passengers in addition to the driver; motor vehicles in this category may be combined with a trailer having a maximum authorised mass which does not exceed 750 kg.
• D1 : Motor Vehicles designed and constructed for the carriage of no more than 16 passengers in addition to the driver and with a maximum length not exceeding 8 m; motor vehicles in this category may be combined with a trailer having a maximum authorised mass not exceeding 750 kg.
• D : Motor Vehicles designed and constructed for the carriage of more than eight passengers in addition to the driver; motor vehicles which may be driven with a category D licence may be combined with a trailer having a maximum authorised mass which does not exceed 750 kg.
• B+E : Combination of vehicles consisting of a tractor vehicle in category B and a trailer or semi-trailer where the maximum authorised mass of the trailer or semitrailer does not exceed 3,500 kg.
• C1+E : Combinations of vehicles where the tractor vehicle is in category C1 and its trailer or semitrailer has a maximum authorised mass of over 750 kg provided that the authorised mass of the combination does not exceed 12,000 kg.
• C+E : Combinations of vehicles where the tractor vehicle is in category C and its trailer or semi-trailer has a maximum authorised mass of over 750kg.
• D1+E : Combinations of vehicles where the tractor vehicle is in category D1 and its trailer has a maximum authorised mass of over 750 kg.
• D+E : Combinations of vehicles where the tractor vehicle is in category D and its trailer has a maximum authorised mass of over 750 kg.

National categories:

• F : Motor vehicles designed, constructed and used for the purpose of trench digging or any kind of excavating or shovelling work.
• G: Motor vehicles designed and constructed as mobile cranes.
• H : Road Rollers.
• I: Motor vehicles of any description not included in categories A to D and F to I.
• J : Motor vehicles of categories F weight exceeding 750 kg.
• K : Moped.

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External Links

https://www.gibraltar.gov.gi/new/driving-licences

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