Is a driving licence needed to drive a scooter in Ibiza?
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You Need a Permit
Whilst renting a vehicle of any kind will require you to be at least older than 18, or 21, depending on the rental company, the Spanish road code states that driving any two wheeler in Spain, regardless of engine size, requires a driver to hold a valid drivers licence for that class of vehicle. Turns out this statement applies to the entirety of the EEA seeing as the classes of driving licences have been standardised, with a few variations. See the wikipedia page on the topic, and Article 4 of the corresponding European directive (2006/126/EC).
Below is a breakdown of the existing European driving permits calsses by engine size. For all the Spanish quotes below, see here for a google-translated version of the quoted website in English.
Engine Size < 50cc
Since 2009 the minimum age required to drive a scooter with an engine size up to 50cc is 15 years old. Moreover, a driving licence (the Permiso de Conducir AM) is indeed required for scooter up to 50cc engine size. Quoting from this website (in Spanish):
Con el nuevo reglamento, la licencia de ciclomotor (vehículos de hasta 50cc de cilindrada) pasó a denominarse Permiso de Conducir AM. La edad mínima para sacarse este permiso es de 15 años, a diferencia del antiguo reglamento, que fijaba una edad mínima de 14 años.
Engine Size < 125cc
Whereas 16 years old are required to pass the permit allowing the holder to drive two-wheelers with an engine size up to 125cc. Quoting from this website (in Spanish):
Quienes conduzcan o pretendan conducir motos de hasta 125cc requieren tener 16 años para poder sacarse el carné (A1), siendo necesario aprobar una prueba teórica, una prueba práctica en circuito cerrado y otra en la vía pública.
Engine Size ≥ 125cc and < 500cc
Two-wheelers with an engine size between 125cc and 500cc require the driver to be 18 years or older, and require the A2 permit. Quoting from this website (in Spanish):
Para motos de potencia media -de 125cc a 500cc. -el permiso, llamado A2, se puede obtener de forma directa si el aspirante tiene 18 años cumplidos y supera las pruebas de conocimiento y aptitud: un examen teórico, una prueba en circuito cerrado y otra en la vía pública. Este permiso también se puede obtener de forma gradual y progresiva si el aspirante ya cuenta con la licencia de tipo A1 con dos años de anigüedad y supera las pruebas prácticas pertinentes.
Engine Size ≥ 500cc
Two-wheelers with an engine size greater than 500cc require the driver to be 20 years or older, and for them to have passed the A permit. Quoting from this website (in Spanish):
El permiso A, para motos de más de 500cc: la edad mínima se fija en 20 años y será necesario haber estado en posesión del carné A2 (al ser un carnet más nuevo, se tendrá en cuenta por ahora el A1) durante, al menos, dos años, y pasar una prueba de formación específica. Aquellos aspirantes que no estén en posesión del carné A1 y quieran aspirar a sacarse el permiso A de forma directa deberán superar, además de esta prueba de formación específica, una prueba teórica y otra práctica.
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