Exchange UK driving licence in Ontario
Dec 22nd 2016, 9:24 pm
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Re: Exchange UK driving licence in Ontario
I think the Uk has accepted that all Canadians don't drive sled dog teams and are capable of driving a car etc so when Canadians pop over to visit they are allowed to rent a vehicle based on them having a driving licence.
Dec 22nd 2016, 9:26 pm
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Re: Exchange UK driving licence in Ontario
Yup they take your UK licence. If going back to the UK for a visit you would drive on your Canadian provincial licence. If going back to live in the UK permanently then you just change over the Canadian one for the UK.
I think the Uk has accepted that all Canadians don't drive sled dog teams and are capable of driving a car etc so when Canadians pop over to visit they are allowed to rent a vehicle based on them having a driving licence.
I think the Uk has accepted that all Canadians don't drive sled dog teams and are capable of driving a car etc so when Canadians pop over to visit they are allowed to rent a vehicle based on them having a driving licence.
- got it, thanks!
Dec 24th 2016, 9:46 am
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Re: Exchange UK driving licence in Ontario
OK - last question on this subject, do you have to bring photos of yourself to a stated specification?
It's just that it says nothing about this on the Services Ontario website when exchanging licences - it might be a 'well obviously', but they don't seem to ask for it, so perhaps in this day and age they have those new fangled digital cameras there??
It's just that it says nothing about this on the Services Ontario website when exchanging licences - it might be a 'well obviously', but they don't seem to ask for it, so perhaps in this day and age they have those new fangled digital cameras there??
Dec 24th 2016, 10:07 am
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Re: Exchange UK driving licence in Ontario
OK - last question on this subject, do you have to bring photos of yourself to a stated specification?
It's just that it says nothing about this on the Services Ontario website when exchanging licences - it might be a 'well obviously', but they don't seem to ask for it, so perhaps in this day and age they have those new fangled digital cameras there??
It's just that it says nothing about this on the Services Ontario website when exchanging licences - it might be a 'well obviously', but they don't seem to ask for it, so perhaps in this day and age they have those new fangled digital cameras there??
Dec 24th 2016, 12:36 pm
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Re: Exchange UK driving licence in Ontario
hey there. When you go to the driving Centre they will give you a paper Licence until your new one arrives in post. You don't have to resit a driving test. You will have to have an eye test at the centre. very straightforward. Trouble is your uk licence is gone so when your back home you use your Canadian one. Expect vehicle insurance to be high. They class you as new driver. Bummer.
If you're visiting the UK you can rent a car and drive it on your provincial license.
If you're returning permanently you swap your Cdn license for a new edition of your old UK license (no charge). Insurance premiums are no different from whatever you would have to pay if you'd never left and if you bring proof of your insurance record from Canada back with you, those years will also be reckoned into the NCB.
Dec 24th 2016, 4:30 pm
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Re: Exchange UK driving licence in Ontario
hey there. When you go to the driving Centre they will give you a paper Licence until your new one arrives in post. You don't have to resit a driving test. You will have to have an eye test at the centre. very straightforward. Trouble is your uk licence is gone so when your back home you use your Canadian one. Expect vehicle insurance to be high. They class you as new driver. Bummer.
And what's with the "back home"? For me, back home my BC licence works just fine - bearing in mind that's where I live.
Dec 24th 2016, 6:53 pm
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Re: Exchange UK driving licence in Ontario
hey there. When you go to the driving Centre they will give you a paper Licence until your new one arrives in post. You don't have to resit a driving test. You will have to have an eye test at the centre. very straightforward. Trouble is your uk licence is gone so when your back home you use your Canadian one. Expect vehicle insurance to be high. They class you as new driver. Bummer.
Perhaps this would help.. I believe this is what fatdad meant
"Expect vehicle insurance to be high (in Canada). They class you as new driver (in Canada). Bummer"
Dec 24th 2016, 7:03 pm
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Re: Exchange UK driving licence in Ontario
I got that, but that is not the case for most people. So long as they have a driving history and proof of no claims, then the same discounts apply to everyone. I got 43% discount the first week of arriving. Where UK drivers are at a disadvantage (in BC anyway) is with private insurers for the add ons that require 10+ years NA driving experience, not just 10 years experience.
Dec 25th 2016, 5:11 pm
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Re: Exchange UK driving licence in Ontario
I got that, but that is not the case for most people. So long as they have a driving history and proof of no claims, then the same discounts apply to everyone. I got 43% discount the first week of arriving. Where UK drivers are at a disadvantage (in BC anyway) is with private insurers for the add ons that require 10+ years NA driving experience, not just 10 years experience.
Definitely not the case in Manitoba - NCD was not recognized in anyway at all - insurance was rediculous
We had a better experience when we moved to Ontario and could shop around but still comparatively higher premiums
Dec 25th 2016, 9:12 pm
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Re: Exchange UK driving licence in Ontario
http://www.mpi.mb.ca/en/PDFs/Request...ms-History.pdf
Dec 25th 2016, 9:16 pm
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Re: Exchange UK driving licence in Ontario
It is not a No Claims Discount, it is a no claims history. If you can prove a history of no claims you get the discount. MB is similar to BC.
http://www.mpi.mb.ca/en/PDFs/Request...ms-History.pdf
http://www.mpi.mb.ca/en/PDFs/Request...ms-History.pdf
Why do people argue personal circumstamses?
Dec 25th 2016, 9:16 pm
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Re: Exchange UK driving licence in Ontario
It is not a No Claims Discount, it is a no claims history. If you can prove a history of no claims you get the discount. MB is similar to BC.
http://www.mpi.mb.ca/en/PDFs/Request...ms-History.pdf
http://www.mpi.mb.ca/en/PDFs/Request...ms-History.pdf
Why do people argue personal circumstances?
Dec 25th 2016, 10:35 pm
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Re: Exchange UK driving licence in Ontario
I have no idea about your circumstances, but it puzzles me also why some people believe their experience applies universally and to the system as a whole, based solely on their own experience. Especially when the information given by the provider indicates otherwise.
Read the link from MPI, new arrivals are able to qualify for a discount, provided they have the correct information.
Because a 'no claims discount' can be insured in itself, this is not accepted anymore (it used to be). Insurers require evidence of claims history, not evidence of a No Claims Discount.
Last edited by Aviator; Dec 25th 2016 at 11:35 pm.