British Nationals Abroad: Coronavirus

(asked on 22nd July 2020) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support is available to UK citizens who are stranded abroad with an out-of-date driving licence which is preventing them from returning to the UK.


Answered by
Rachel Maclean Portrait
Rachel Maclean
This question was answered on 7th September 2020

As a driving licence is not a travel document, an out of date licence should not prevent a UK citizen from returning to the UK. There is no facility to issue temporary emergency driving licences.

UK citizens with an urgent need to travel who do not have a valid passport may be able to apply for an emergency travel document. Information on how to how to apply for an emergency travel document can be found at https://www.gov.uk/emergency-travel-document

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