Old UK driving licence
#16
Re: Old UK driving licence
If you do not have your current UK address on the licence it is not valid. So, if you sold your house and have no UK property, your licence is not correct in its details and you should not use it to drive.
#17
Re: Old UK driving licence
Lots of temporary residents in Australia use their valid overseas licenses.
#18
Re: Old UK driving licence
If the details on the licence are not correct then it is not valid. Thus if it does not show the correct address - ie you do not live at the address specified on the licence then it is not valid. If you have a run-in with the law, they need your details. If you have the old address on your licence, then you are giving false information to the police, and they take a very dim view of that.
#19
Re: Old UK driving licence
If the details on the licence are not correct then it is not valid. Thus if it does not show the correct address - ie you do not live at the address specified on the licence then it is not valid. If you have a run-in with the law, they need your details. If you have the old address on your licence, then you are giving false information to the police, and they take a very dim view of that.
If you’re moving abroad, you can’t register your new address on your British driving licence. Contact the driving licence authority in your new country of residence.
When I came here on a 457, there was absolutely no requirement for me to get an Australian driving licence. I had no property in the UK, thus no resident address there. As I'd moved abroad, I was unable to change my UK driving licence address. So, are you suggesting that I was driving here in Australia illegally?
(edited to add: when I was sub-postmistress, a driving licence could not be used as proof of address, only proof of identity because there was no way to check if the address was still relevant...)
Last edited by Dreamy; Jun 9th 2013 at 2:20 am.
#20
Re: Old UK driving licence
I thought you only had 6 months before you had to have an Aussie licence??
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#25
Re: Old UK driving licence
Western Australia used to be the odd one out for temp visa holders, with a period of only twelve months, but this was changed to indefinite, to be in line with the other States.
Unless of course it has changed again
Unless of course it has changed again
#26
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Re: Old UK driving licence
Only if you inform the police that the wrong address on the license is your present address.
If you give the 'wallopers' your correct current address, and explain that you haven't updated the details on your license, then just what "offense" have you committed ???
If you give the 'wallopers' your correct current address, and explain that you haven't updated the details on your license, then just what "offense" have you committed ???