British Expats - drink driving loop hole

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British Expats (https://britishexpats.com/forum/)

- Australia (https://britishexpats.com/forum/australia-54/)

- - drink driving loop hole (https://britishexpats.com/forum/australia-54/drink-driving-loop-hole-746608/)

Tingle

Jan 31st 2012 10:31 pm

Re: drink driving loop hole

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Originally Posted by Alfresco (Post 9873335)

Indeed.

LICENSE is a verb.

LICENCE is a noun.

LICE SENSE is knowing how to eradicate lice.

:)

Licensed however is a different matter :huh: Don't ya just love the English Language.

Alfresco

Feb 2nd 2012 10:54 pm

Re: drink driving loop hole

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Originally Posted by Tingle (Post 9877685)

Licensed however is a different matter :huh: Don't ya just love the English Language.

I'll look that one up! Thanks. :D

Broad Shoulders

Feb 2nd 2012 11:02 pm

Re: drink driving loop hole

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Originally Posted by Hebe (Post 9873321)

It's LICENCE not LICENSE

PS. One of my pet hates!!!!

you keep pet lice?

DC10	Feb 2nd 2012 11:41 pm

Re: drink driving loop hole

Three-quarters of the world's native English speakers live in North America, and there it's definitely "license". Sorry.

Pollyana

Feb 3rd 2012 12:17 am

Re: drink driving loop hole

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Originally Posted by DC10 (Post 9881878)

Three-quarters of the world's native English speakers live in North America, and there it's definitely "license". Sorry.

And this thread is discussing Australia where it definitely isn't :p

EvannTel

Feb 3rd 2012 1:13 am

Re: drink driving loop hole

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Originally Posted by DC10 (Post 9881878)

Three-quarters of the world's native English speakers live in North America, and there it's definitely "license". Sorry.

Thank you.
At last someone apologises for North America
I admire your frankness

phat-dave

Feb 3rd 2012 1:41 am

Re: drink driving loop hole

Quote:

Originally Posted by DC10 (Post 9881878)

Three-quarters of the world's native English speakers live in North America, and there it's definitely "license". Sorry.

I've got my Canadian licence next to me... theyre part of North America :)

sassie

Feb 3rd 2012 4:31 pm

Re: drink driving loop hole

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Originally Posted by Hebe (Post 9873321)

It's LICENCE not LICENSE

PS. One of my pet hates!!!!

It can be spelt either way depending on where you come from!

steen1976

Feb 4th 2012 4:29 pm

Re: drink driving loop hole

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Originally Posted by sassie (Post 9883048)

It can be spelt either way depending on where you come from!

And this website is called British Expats so it should be the correct way.

Amazulu

Feb 4th 2012 5:51 pm

Re: drink driving loop hole

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Originally Posted by steen1976 (Post 9884357)

And this website is called British Expats so it should be the correct way.

either way will do

mikelincs

Feb 4th 2012 6:07 pm

Re: drink driving loop hole

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Originally Posted by Beoz (Post 9876920)

There's nothing poetic about the RTA in NSW. Thankfully the DVLA is done by post.

But, don't you have to have a UK address for them to send it to and register it to, AFAIK you are not allowed to have a UK licence without a UK address.

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