My experience with getting a driving license here in Spain has been terrible. Started in December last year. Passed the exam in English in February - absolutely terrible translations. Waited till the end of May to start the driving classes. Did 16 hours so far. Insanity squared. They are absolutely draconian with how you have to drive. From how you have to use the pedals, change the gears, or hold the steering wheel - in the exact way they tell you; to how you have to drive in this absolutely perfect way.

I can't properly explain to you now how fucked up it is, but I tell you this: not a single person drives like this. None. Not even the instructor. And she 100% agrees with that. She tells us that she teaches us how to pass the driving exam, that's all.

I've been doing some lessons with another "student". A man from Cuba who had a driving license for a few decades, but in Spain you cannot use it, you have to do all of the exams as if you are new to driving. The poor man really struggles...despite him knowing perfectly well how to drive. That's how fucked up it is.

So far I've spent a bit over 1.000 Euros and I will have to spend a few hundreds more. I hope to do the exam at the end of this month. The vast majority of people fail the first try since it is impossible to drive the way they want you to, and it is well known the examiners are fucking terrible and will fail you.

Therefore very likely I will fail it. Then I need to wait till October/November to try it again and get more lessons (mandatory) before trying....

And even if I get it, it takes around 3-4 months to give you the driving license.

This is so insane to spend so much money and to take a year or more to get the fucking driving license in Spain.

Absolute garbage.

I have taken notes, filmed stuff, and so on. I will make a big article or video about this fucked up situation.

If I knew....I would have never started this. If anyone thinks to do their driving license in Spain, you must love to torture yourself. Never do it. Go to another tribe that can do licenses exchange with Spain, and do it there. Will cost you less and you won't have a heart attack.

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