I asked him how many tests he took to get such a collection of
entitlements and he just smiled. Apparently he got the UK licence in
exchange for his Polish one.
Any suggestions, anyone, how this was achieved?
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Alasdair.
By sending an EU licence to the DVLA in exchange for a British one with
the same categories on it. Common practise. I know lots of people who've
done this.
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Mike P
By passing a test in Poland. Where, apparently, you're expected to
know how a car works, not just how to drive one.
Two options.
Either he already had all those categories on his Polish licence, or DVLA
fucked up and incorrectly added them when he exchanged the licence.
That's not unknown. They're equally fond of removing perfectly valid
categories.
As he says, by exchanging his Polish licence with those entitlements,
for a British one.
Used to be able to do the same with Ro Irish licenses. Not sure about
these days.
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Start here
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/DriverLicensing/DrivingInGbOnAForeignLicence/DG_4022556
Peter Crosland
It is a bit more than common practice it is a legal requirement if you are
here for more than ?six? months.
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> Mike P
The same way you could exchange your British licence for a Polish one
in Poland.
>> By sending an EU licence to the DVLA in exchange for a British one with
>> the same categories on it. Common practise. I know lots of people
>> who've done this.
> It is a bit more than common practice it is a legal requirement if you
> are here for more than ?six? months.
No, that's registering the car here.
No need to exchange a licence at all, so long as it can still be at a
valid address "back home", until you hit 70.
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/DriverLicensing/
DrivingInGbOnAForeignLicence/DG_4022556
Er, not if you hold an E.U. driving license. This is a common
misconception. You can drive as long as your E.U. license is valid.
There is no requirement to swap it for a British license.
Yes, this is correct. You only face problems when you are no longer
resident in the country of issue, and lose (physically lose) your licence
and the issuing country won't do a duplicate because you're not resident
there any more..... as I found out!
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Mike P
"Mike P" <mikewpearso...@gmail.con> wrote in message
news:8ivurd...@mid.individual.net...
Ooops
DVLA say:
A valid community licence issued on the strength of a driving test within
the EC/EEA, will allow you to drive in GB for a set period. Alternatively,
you can exchange your licence for a British licence.
Provided your licence remains valid you may drive in GB:
Car, motorcycle driving licence holders (ordinary driving licence):
until aged 70 or for three years after becoming resident, whichever is the
longer period
Lorry, minibus, bus driving licence holders (vocational driving licence):
until aged 45 or for five years after becoming resident, whichever is the
longer period
if you are aged over 45 (but under 65) until your 66th birthday or for five
years after becoming resident, whichever is the shorter period
if you are aged 65 or over for 12 months after becoming resident
In order to continue driving after these periods, you must get a British
driving licence.
IIReadC so eu foreigners need to get a UK licence after 3 or 5 years
assuming that old age doesn't get them first.
> DVLA say:
> A valid community licence issued on the strength of a driving test within
> the EC/EEA, will allow you to drive in GB for a set period. Alternatively,
> you can exchange your licence for a British licence.
> Provided your licence remains valid you may drive in GB:
> Car, motorcycle driving licence holders (ordinary driving licence):
> until aged 70 or for three years after becoming resident, whichever is the
> longer period
> Lorry, minibus, bus driving licence holders (vocational driving licence):
> until aged 45 or for five years after becoming resident, whichever is the
> longer period
> if you are aged over 45 (but under 65) until your 66th birthday or for five
> years after becoming resident, whichever is the shorter period
> if you are aged 65 or over for 12 months after becoming resident
> In order to continue driving after these periods, you must get a British
> driving licence.
>
> IIReadC so eu foreigners need to get a UK licence after 3 or 5 years
> assuming that old age doesn't get them first.
>
Well perhaps you should read it more carefully then!!
It actually says that you can use an EEC licence until 70, or for 3
years if you are approaching 70 or over.
Note the "whichever is the **longer** period"; so if you are over 67
then that period 3 years, or under 70 then it is the period until you
reach 70.
Jeff
aah, I see what you mean. What a strange system.