Driving: EU Law

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Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether drivers of goods vehicles who hold UK driving licenses will be required to purchase an International Driving Permit to travel to EU member states after the UK leaves the EU.


Answered by
Jesse Norman Portrait
Jesse Norman
This question was answered on 15th October 2018

The Government is seeking to ensure that UK motorists can continue to drive in the EU after we have left. The treatment of driving licences will depend on the outcome of the final agreement.

If there is no deal with the EU, both private and professional drivers may need an International Driving Permit, as well as their UK driving licence, to drive in the EU after the UK leaves.

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