Can you have BOTH a Spanish Driving Licence and UK Driving Licence

[Archer]

Another licence related query. Can you have BOTH a Spanish Driving Licence and UK Driving Licence or are they mutually exclusive?
Thanks

[Spitfire58]

The only way I suppose would be to hold onto your U.K. license & just do the Spanish test, depending on how difficult it is language wise etc

[Archer]

I'm looking to break the rules. Just asking if it is acceptable.
In the US we held a US licence, at the same time as we held a UK one. Perfectly legal.
Thanks

[TrickyFox]

I understand there is a way to do it but you have to tell a lie and I'm not sure it is 100%.

[Archer]

So basically. You don't need a Spanish one. Any EU licence will do! So no problem then (at the moment) 
But maybe different when we leave.

[Spitfire58]

Not sure what the timescale is (I am sure someone on here will though) but you do (are supposed to) change your U.K. license for a Spanish one if you are on the island for an extended period. I did think it was 6 months but not sure on that one. 
Would an alternative not be to get a U.K. license updated to an EU license. Presumably when we leave this would still be valid until it was due for renewal ? Just thinking out loud 

As an additional comment, I was told yesterday by our local post office that from next month they were updating to issue IDP’s. Up to now in Scotland they were only available in Edinburgh & Dundee for my side of the country.