Hi,

Can anyone confirm to me if you need to sit a driving test to drive in Alberta?

Or does a UK licence allow you to be let loose on the roads?...

no
yes

Or for the more complete answer you simply swap your uk licence for an AB one (assuming you have more than 2 years experience)

Great thanks for reply

Do you know how I do this? Is it a lengthy / costly process?

as long as it takes to get to the front of the line, prove you have an AB address and get your mugshot done.

Cost oops I forgotten.



Here you go check this out.

http://www.servicealberta.gov.ab.ca/Drivers_Licence.cfm

It is a very easy process as long as you have a licence issued from the DVLA and not the DVLNI.

Here is a better site with more accurate info than the service Alberta one

http://shawnessyregistry.com/drivers...f_province.php

If you have a licence that is from the DVLA, you fall under the reciprocal licencing section.

I think it costs $60 plus you surrender current UK DL. You can do it at any Licensing Agency/Shop.

Off the top of my head the cost is approx $64 for the licence and a $13 processing fee. Last time asked about the processing fee they said it was for posting the UK licence back to DVLA.
I might be a $1 or so out on the fee's !!!!!!!!!!! Sam

Wow.... 13 to send it back to the DVLA? Hahahah.. thats too funny.

As long as the licence is issues from the DVLA and not the DVLNI, it is a straight switch over.

I tried posting earlier with a link, but since I am so new... It doesnt seem to have gone on my post. So, here it is in writing.

You are not required to do any testing as long as the licence is a DVLA one and you have been a licenced driver for at least two years.

You go into the registry with both pieces of your licence, proof of immigration status (work visa and passport or pr card), second piece of non photo identification such as sin, alberta health care and proof of your alberta address. It must be something mailed to your home within 90 days with YOUR name and address on it.

It will cost you $64.45 as long as you are a PR. If you are here on a work visa, the licence will be issued according to the number of years you are entitled to be here, so the amount is dependant.

yeah...Try sending stuff registered or signed for back to the UK you'll wet your pants.

Well... fair enough, but the client does not get charged for the shipping back to the U.K.

If that is what the registry told you, they are dead wrong or grossly misinformed

Welcome to Canada danniek, I can assure you in this land you can & will be charged for whatever they can get away with charging you for.

I know... it is so frustrating... I completely understand it. I guess my problem is this: I have been in the registry industry since 1995 and I hear little things like the extra fee for this and that and this and that... and it just gets under my skin because all it takes is one misinformed person in a registry.

Oh well. Just my $0.02

Hi Danniek and welcome to the forum. Apologies for that, but as you correctly assumed, because you were new and had posted a link, your post was circulating in cyber space until one of us mods could check it out! All ok now though.

Also, for the OP, there is loads of info on stuff like this in the Wiki (on blue bar at top of page), which has a province by province guide to driving licences.

And how about the points if someone has them on their UK license?

They do not get transferred to your Alberta license, so you'll have to start again if you were hoping to accumulate enough to obtain a prize