With average waiting lists of up to six months in some regions, driving school groups and Spain's traffic authority are pointing to different reasons (and each other) to explainer why learner drivers and hauliers must wait so long to take their practical test.
Conor Faulkner - conor.faulkner@thelocal.com
Updated: Thu 21 May 2026 10:42 CET
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Some driving schools blame a new computer system for the backlog. Photo by Bas Peperzak on Unsplash
With average waiting lists of up to six months in some regions, driving school groups and Spain's traffic authority are pointing to different reasons (and each other) to explainer why learner drivers and hauliers must wait so long to take their practical test.
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