Truck Licence ie MR or HR
Aug 27th 2010, 6:15 am
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Truck Licence ie MR or HR
Hi anybody out know if you obtain your truck licence in queensland would it be valid if you were to return to the UK or would you have to go and do hgv course still??
Aug 27th 2010, 6:25 am
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Re: Truck Licence ie MR or HR
Last time I looked you couldn't convert a MR back into a UK truck licence. Not sure about other levels but I got the impression the DVL and A weren't as generous as their Aussie counterparts.
Aug 27th 2010, 7:18 am
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Re: Truck Licence ie MR or HR
At first glance, it looks like there's no exchange possible:
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring...nce/DG_4022559
Vocational designated licence holders
New residents may not drive medium or large vehicles or passenger carrying vehicles until they have passed the relevant GB driving test. Gibraltar vocational licence holders can drive for 12 months, and can exchange a valid vocational licence within five years of date of residency.
New residents may not drive medium or large vehicles or passenger carrying vehicles until they have passed the relevant GB driving test. Gibraltar vocational licence holders can drive for 12 months, and can exchange a valid vocational licence within five years of date of residency.
Aug 27th 2010, 9:24 am
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Re: Truck Licence ie MR or HR
I wonder about HR? That could be quite tidy.
Aug 27th 2010, 11:03 am
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Re: Truck Licence ie MR or HR
It's a good ticket because you can drive a hefty prime mover so there are applications. I think I can a drive a 10 tonne truck with a 10 tonne load. Which really, is very heavy.
But I suppose to be a real truckie you need MC. (Is that right?)
