Minimum age for a car driving licence in Spain (2026)

Last reviewed: 9 October 2026

In short: The minimum age for class B is 18, and no accompanied-driving scheme below 18 exists yet. Permits from outside the EU or EEA must meet the age required in Spain for the equivalent permit.

RuleWhat applies
Minimum age for a car licenceCar (category B) driving licence18 years [1]
Earliest age to drive a car supervisedCar (category B) driving licence⚠ Not yet verified
Driving before the minimum ageCar (category B) driving licenceThere is no accompanied-driving scheme for 17-year-olds in Spanish rules yet. The DGT says the EU scheme still has to be transposed, with a deadline of 26 November 2028. [2]
Visitors on a foreign licence: ageCar (category B) driving licenceA permit from outside the EU or EEA is valid if the holder has the age required in Spain for the equivalent Spanish permit. [3]

Notes

  • Directive (EU) 2025/2205 provides for accompanied driving from 17 for category B, to apply from 26 November 2028. Spain has not yet transposed it (DGT, 20 April 2026).
  • No Spanish source read states an age for supervised driving practice before the licence is held.
  • The DGT page (updated 13 November 2020) states no age condition for EU or EEA permits.

Sources

  1. Boletín Oficial del Estado: Real Decreto 818/2009, de 8 de mayo, por el que se aprueba el Reglamento General de Conductores (art. 4) (consulted 9 October 2026) · all sources
  2. Dirección General de Tráfico: Conducción acompañada: con carnet desde los 17 (consulted 9 October 2026) · all sources
  3. Dirección General de Tráfico: Conducir con un permiso extranjero (consulted 9 October 2026) · all sources

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