I have not heard of this Rita.  When my Spanish licence ran out at the end of last December I only applied about 2 weeks before and there was no problem.

Alternatively, when my English licence ran out 3 years previously I applied for a transfer through a gestor about 2 weeks before, however that took about 3 months to process and I have heard of people waiting even longer, so there may be a bit of confusion with this.

I ve been told that when your Spanish driving licence
Is near expiring date you have to have a medical,dont know time scale.
My driving licence expires 2026 ,then when it's renewed ,it's a medical ,and
It's every 3 years for a medical.
Don't know if it's right or not
Hope it's some help

Sounds good if you have a street address but unlikely if you live on Campo and only have an AP address.