Spain for one has made it abundently clear that no British driving license held by British citizens living in Spain will be exchanged unless they submitted their application to exchangetheir British driving license for a Spanish one before January 31st 2020.
Quote from the following DGT - Trafico link:
The DGT implements a protocol that allows you to exchange your UK permit to the Spanish equivalent under the same conditions prior to BREXIT , without having to wait for the signing of a new agreement between countries, or having to obtain a new one Spanish driving license.
To do this, you must have a driver's license of the United Kingdom, have your habitual residence in Spain and submit the application before January 31 , 2020 . In this way, whatever happens that day, you will be guaranteed to attend to the exchange of your permit for a period of 9 months from the BREXIT date.
sede.dgt.gob.es/es/permisos-...k/index.shtml#
From the DVLA - Driving in the EU after Brexit: driving license exchange website
Austria
You should exchange your driving licence before the UK leaves the EU.
Cyprus
You should exchange your driving licence before the UK leaves the EU.
Denmark
You should exchange your driving licence before the UK leaves the EU.
Germany
You should exchange your driving licence before the UK leaves the EU.
Ireland
You should exchange your driving licence before the UK leaves the EU.
Italy
You should exchange your driving licence before the UK leaves the EU.
Liechtenstein
You should exchange your driving licence before the UK leaves the EU.
Norway
You should exchange your driving licence before the UK leaves the EU.
Sweden
You should exchange your driving licence before the UK leaves the EU.
Would you like to re-take your licence in full if you lived abroad. I had to when I came to UK before the EU - sailed through as my English was good, I was 19 and a very confident driver. Can you imagine doing it in, say, Spanish- aged 70+?
This thread is about AIBU to feel really beyond annoyed with Brits in your community who voted for this.