{"id":68969,"date":"2016-06-08T09:07:42","date_gmt":"2016-06-08T07:07:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=68969"},"modified":"2021-10-04T09:19:59","modified_gmt":"2021-10-04T07:19:59","slug":"motorcycle-license","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/motorcycle-license\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Get a Motorcycle Licence in Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Like most major European cities, Barcelona is swarming with <strong>mopeds, scooters,<\/strong> and <strong>motorcycles.<\/strong> There are many benefits to eliminating cars from your life and investing in these little wonders. Known locally as \u201cmotos\u201d, Barcelona tops the list with the highest number of two-wheeled vehicles per capita in all of Europe.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"metaslider-id-104526\" style=\"max-width: 850px; margin: 0 auto;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-20-3 metaslider metaslider-responsive metaslider-104526 ml-slider\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_104526\">\n        <ul id='metaslider_104526' class='rslides'>\n            <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/yearly-rental\" target=\"_self\"><img width=\"850\" height=\"182\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/en-5.jpg\" class=\"slider-104526 slide-104528\" alt=\"rent barcelona\" rel=\"\" title=\"Banner medio larga estancia inquilinos\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Why do almost 300,000 Barceloneses choose two over four wheels? Well, there is the price, with basic <em>motos<\/em> costing less than 500\u20ac. There is designated parking around the city, which is free. You can filter through the traffic and beat the awkward bulky cars, vans and busses. And getting a driver\u2019s license is pretty straight forward.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In this article from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\"><strong>ShBarcelona<\/strong><\/a>, we tell you how to obtain and exchange a motorcycle license in Barcelona, of which there are three types in Spain &#8211; the AM, A1, A2 and A class.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/motorcycle-license\/#Getting_your_motorcycle_licence_in_Barcelona\" title=\"Getting your motorcycle licence in Barcelona\">Getting your motorcycle licence in Barcelona<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/motorcycle-license\/#Types_of_motorcycle_licences_-_the_A1_licence\" title=\"Types of motorcycle licences &#8211; the A1 licence\">Types of motorcycle licences &#8211; the A1 licence<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/motorcycle-license\/#Types_of_motorcycle_licences_-_the_A2_licence\" title=\"Types of motorcycle licences &#8211; the A2 licence\">Types of motorcycle licences &#8211; the A2 licence<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/motorcycle-license\/#Where_to_get_your_motorcycle_licence\" title=\"Where to get your motorcycle licence\">Where to get your motorcycle licence<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/motorcycle-license\/#Autoescuela_Corsa\" title=\"Autoescuela Corsa\">Autoescuela Corsa<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/motorcycle-license\/#DrivingBCN\" title=\"DrivingBCN\">DrivingBCN<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/motorcycle-license\/#What_steps_to_take_getting_your_motorcycle_licence\" title=\"What steps to take getting your motorcycle licence\">What steps to take getting your motorcycle licence<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Getting_your_motorcycle_licence_in_Barcelona\"><\/span>Getting your motorcycle licence in Barcelona<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Types_of_motorcycle_licences_-_the_A1_licence\"><\/span>Types of motorcycle licences &#8211; the A1 licence<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <strong>A1 license<\/strong> is available for drivers over 18 years of age. If you have a driver\u2019s license issued by an EU country and have three years driving experience, you are eligible to drive a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/motorcycle-repair-barcelona\/\"><strong>motorcycle<\/strong><\/a> with an engine size of between 50cc and 125cc.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_68971\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-68971\" class=\"wp-image-68971\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/6785306548_3025d43930_b.jpg\" alt=\"scooter in barcelona\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-68971\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Visualhunt<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you have <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/taxi-license\/\">license<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;from another EU country and are a resident of <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Spain for over 2 years, you may have to exchange your license<\/span>&nbsp;for a Spanish equivalent, depending on the laws in the country you are from. In some cases, you are able to keep using the same license from your home country.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To exchange your license, you will be checked for sight and hearing ability and will have to prove your age.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Types_of_motorcycle_licences_-_the_A2_licence\"><\/span>Types of motorcycle licences &#8211; the A2 licence<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you are over 18 and want to get your Moto <strong>A2 license<\/strong>,&nbsp;which entitles you to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/motorcycle-outlets-barcelona\/\"><strong>drive a&nbsp;motorcycle<\/strong><\/a> over 125cc and maximum power of 35kW, there are many \u201cautoescuelas\u201d or <strong>driving schools<\/strong> in Barcelona.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">These play a major part in getting your <strong>license<\/strong> in Barcelona as they will organize the submitting of your application.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"fasc-button fasc-size-large fasc-type-flat fasc-rounded-medium ico-fa fasc-ico-before fa-chevron-circle-right\" style=\"background-color: #850909; color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/\">Check out ShBarcelona&#8217;s services and rentals<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_to_get_your_motorcycle_licence\"><\/span>Where to get your motorcycle licence<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Autoescuela_Corsa\"><\/span>Autoescuela Corsa<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Autoescuela Corsa<\/strong> is a company that offers both theory tests and lessons in English.&nbsp;They have a package for 375\u20ac which includes, tuition, theoretical courses, processing fees, materials, the online test, 2 practical closed circuit classes and 2 practical lessons.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"DrivingBCN\"><\/span>DrivingBCN<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Another driving school offering lessons and tests in English is&nbsp;<strong>DrivingBCN<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_106649\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-106649\" class=\"size-full wp-image-106649\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/digital-print-g6b08e8a04_640.jpg\" alt=\"different licences\" width=\"640\" height=\"423\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-106649\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/rent-motorcycle\/\">Where to Rent a Motorcycle in Barcelona<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_steps_to_take_getting_your_motorcycle_licence\"><\/span>What steps to take getting your motorcycle licence<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The first step is completing a two-part traffic regulation theory test which consists of a general theory test and a <strong>motorcycle<\/strong> specific one. If you already possess your <strong>A1 license<\/strong> you are exempt from this test.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After this, you must complete a set number of practice hours on an eligible vehicle. Your practical test lasts for 45 minutes. Once passed, you are eligible for your <strong>A2 license<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you are comfortable with taking lessons in Spanish, <a href=\"http:\/\/motoescuela.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>Motoescuela<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;offers lessons as well driving tests for all types of <strong>motorcycle licenses<\/strong>, and have multiple locations throughout Barcelona.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_106650\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-106650\" class=\"size-full wp-image-106650\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/road-gd22fc600c_640.jpg\" alt=\"motorcycle on the road\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-106650\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Now it goes without saying that if you have no previous experience on a two-wheeled vehicle, you should take lessons with a <strong>licensed instructor<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Safety should be your number one priority, you cannot effectively look after your own safety if you do not know how to maneuver your vehicle correctly or if you do not know the rules of the road in Spain.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Now that you know how to get your license, it\u2019s time to get out and immerse yourself in the <strong>moto<\/strong> culture of Barcelona!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"fasc-button fasc-size-large fasc-type-flat fasc-rounded-medium ico-fa fasc-ico-before fa-chevron-circle-right broken_link\" style=\"background-color: #850909; color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/yearly-rental\" rel=\"nofollow\">Find long-term accommodation in Barcelona<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Did you get your motorcycle licence, or are you driving a scooter in Spain?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Share with our readers how much you paid for the A2 motorcycle test and the process of getting the licence!<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"68969\"\n    data-slug=\"\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 47.5px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-legend\">\n            <strong class=\"kksr-score\">1.7<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\/<\/span>\n        <strong>5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">(<\/span>\n        <strong class=\"kksr-count\">128<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\n            votes        <\/span>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Like most major European cities, Barcelona is swarming with mopeds, scooters, and motorcycles. There are many benefits to eliminating cars from your life and investing in these little wonders. Known locally as \u201cmotos\u201d, Barcelona tops the list with the highest number of two-wheeled vehicles per capita in all of Europe.&nbsp; &nbsp; Why do almost 300,000 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":81,"featured_media":68989,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[306],"tags":[4385,4384,4382,4383],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68969"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/81"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68969"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68969\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":110781,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68969\/revisions\/110781"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/68989"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68969"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68969"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68969"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}