Driving Licences: Foreign Nationals

(asked on 6th January 2021) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to extend the 12-month period drivers can use non-GB driving licences.


Answered by
Rachel Maclean Portrait
Rachel Maclean
This question was answered on 11th January 2021

Holders of driving licences issued outside of the European Union who become resident in Great Britain can drive small vehicles (motorcars and motorcycles) for up one year from the date they become resident.

To continue driving after this period the driver must either exchange their licence, if it was issued by a country which has been designated for licence exchange purposes, or apply for a provisional driving licence and pass both a theory and practical driving test.

The Government keeps the ongoing impacts of the Covid 19 pandemic and any changes that may be needed to existing arrangements under review.

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