I hold a UK provisional drivers licence.
Will I still be able to hire a scooter in San Antonio, Ibiza?
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+1, wonderful question! Please add if you are travelling on a British passport to Ibiza. – Gayot Fow Jul 20 '16 at 15:37
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2Have you completed the CBT in the UK? – vclaw Jul 20 '16 at 22:36
To drive a vehicle in Spain you need a valid driving license and if your license is not in Spanish or English an international drivers permit. To rent a vehicle you must be allowed to drive it.
A provisional license allows you to learn how to drive under restrictions. For example, you can only drive a car with an instructor next to you and you can not go on motorways. These restrictions show quite clearly this is not a valid drivers license and you can not use it to drive outside of the UK, let alone rent a vehicle.
See https://www.gov.uk/driving-lessons-learning-to-drive/overview for all the rules
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Some countries don't care if the license is 'provisional' or not, e.g. the US. – JonathanReez♦ Oct 21 '16 at 11:46
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@JonathanReez true, but that seems to be more the exception than the rule – Belle Oct 21 '16 at 15:05
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1The "only drive with an instructor next to you" restriction only applies to cars (in the UK at least). For 2-wheelers (motorbikes, or scooters like the OP wants), once you've passed the CBT you're free to roam on your own (with restrictions on speed/power/passengers/etc) as a learner – Gagravarr Oct 22 '16 at 7:33
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Not knowing how UK provisional driver's liscense, you can rent a moped with the Spanish provisional Tourism vehicle (B-type) driving liscense.
you can always email this company ( the cheapest i've found) that have mopeds from 20€/day and ask them.
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Ok. But that's a different concept. The British one is a learner's license, not a temporary replacement for a full license as the Spanish document. – Diego Sánchez Oct 22 '16 at 14:44
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hmm as i said i don't have knowledge on how the english liscense works, so the best would be to directly ask the company that rents the car / scooter. i've seen brittish cars ( yellow plate with UK blue) and a learner's "L" on the rear on salou and similar beach destinations. – CptEric Oct 24 '16 at 7:10
As far as I know the provisional licence is only valid in the UK, but check on gov.uk website https://www.gov.uk/ride-motorcycle-moped/overview
and if you're still uncertain you can call the DVLA
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@pnuts but the licence is issued in the UK and they should list that provisional licence is only valid in the UK if you check with them. – Sela Yair Oct 25 '16 at 8:08
