Running car in Italy on UK licence?
#1
Running car in Italy on UK licence?
Is it possible to buy a car in Italy, and get it insured, using a full UK licence?
#2
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Re: Running car in Italy on UK licence?
If you're resident in ITaly, yes. Though you should convert your UK licence to an Italian one within a couple of years.
#3
Re: Running car in Italy on UK licence?
Thankyou.
I guess your 'should' here means ' are obliged to'...
Good news anyway.
I guess your 'should' here means ' are obliged to'...
Good news anyway.
#4
Re: Running car in Italy on UK licence?
I was advised that a UK driving license could be converted but that it was not necessary to do so . It was suggested that I keep my UK one until Brexit became clearer because if I converted it then i'd have an Iatlian licesne andmight nit then be able to riconvert ...
#5
Re: Running car in Italy on UK licence?
I was advised that a UK driving license could be converted but that it was not necessary to do so . It was suggested that I keep my UK one until Brexit became clearer because if I converted it then i'd have an Iatlian licesne andmight nit then be able to riconvert ...
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Re: Running car in Italy on UK licence?
Your EU photo licence is technically valid till its expiry, but there is also an Italian law which says you need to convert within 1 or 2 years (can't remember frankly) I kept mine till its expiry, but other have since said they had to do it earlier. Theres a thread somewhere!
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Re: Running car in Italy on UK licence?
It is worth bearing in mind that though your UK licence technically expires at 70, a photocard licence must be replaced every 10 years, especially if t is issued using your passport photo.
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Re: Running car in Italy on UK licence?
Your EU photo licence is technically valid till its expiry, but there is also an Italian law which says you need to convert within 1 or 2 years (can't remember frankly) I kept mine till its expiry, but other have since said they had to do it earlier. Theres a thread somewhere!
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Re: Running car in Italy on UK licence?
Yes, 37100 thats what i always thought, but I have heard of people having to change them before the expiry of the photocard because they have been resident here a couple of years.
#11
Re: Running car in Italy on UK licence?
The Motorizzazione says that for non EU licence holders licences can only be exchanged if there is a bilateral agreement with the country in question. I wonder how long that agreement will take to establish if we get the "no deal" Brexit?
#12
Re: Running car in Italy on UK licence?
My current UK licence is valid until december 2026 and while the UK is considered a member of the EU it is valid in Italy . I rarely drive in the Uk my main worry would be that post Brexit I would not be able to drive here so my current plan is to wait until the final months and if necessary nip in and do the exchange as late as possible !
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Re: Running car in Italy on UK licence?
My current UK licence is valid until december 2026 and while the UK is considered a member of the EU it is valid in Italy . I rarely drive in the Uk my main worry would be that post Brexit I would not be able to drive here so my current plan is to wait until the final months and if necessary nip in and do the exchange as late as possible !
Hopefully, UK licences will remain valid ( and hopefully EHIC),. If not it will be back to converting them.
#14
Re: Running car in Italy on UK licence?
Given that there are far more Italians resident in the UK than Britons resident in Italy it would be in Italy's interest to do a deal as soon as possible.
#15
Re: Running car in Italy on UK licence?
When the UK voted for bendy bananas, Marathon bars and imperial units the concept of driving licence exchange didn't come into it. I can't imagine the Italian government rushing to establish bilateral agreements with the UK.