how do i drive permantly with a uk licence
Jan 14th 2008, 2:26 pm
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Re: how do i drive permantly with a uk licence
btw, don't know where the family are, but it's only 60 days in Ontario for the record...
Jan 14th 2008, 3:53 pm
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Re: how do i drive permantly with a uk licence
How long you've been in the country before exchanging a licence shouldn't make any difference to the licensing authorities - I don't recall that they asked me anything about how long I'd been in Canada when I went to exchange mine (in ON). The only issue, as others have pointed out, is that the individual would be advised not to drive in Canada between the end of the 90-day limit and when he manages to get to an office to exchange the licence. Not having a valid licence during this time period will invalidate any insurance that he has (legitimately) bought.
I think just so long as one does'nt drive without a valid Canadian license after th 90 days .
Jan 14th 2008, 5:21 pm
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Re: how do i drive permantly with a uk licence
Oakvillian, I'm beginning to think you may be right. Speaking to someone else they also said that no one seemed to be intersted in the amount of time they had been in Canada before swapping their license.
I think just so long as one does'nt drive without a valid Canadian license after th 90 days .
I think just so long as one does'nt drive without a valid Canadian license after th 90 days .
Jan 15th 2008, 9:17 pm
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Re: how do i drive permantly with a uk licence
So can you go to alberta and take the tests and you get a new clean licence???
Jan 15th 2008, 9:27 pm
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Re: how do i drive permantly with a uk licence
http://britishexpats.com/wiki/Alberta_-_Driving_licence
No tests required.
Jan 15th 2008, 11:47 pm
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Re: how do i drive permantly with a uk licence
GB ones only
Jan 16th 2008, 5:19 pm
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Jan 16th 2008, 8:17 pm
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Re: how do i drive permantly with a uk licence
Isle of Man probably, but the Isle of Wight is just another county in the UK so I would be surprised is they are excluded.
Jan 16th 2008, 8:26 pm
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Re: how do i drive permantly with a uk licence
Which is fortunate, because apparently my Canadian driving license isn't good enough ID for one of my bank accounts here, only the UK license will do (since it's what I gave them when I opened the account).
Jan 16th 2008, 8:38 pm
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Re: how do i drive permantly with a uk licence
Now here's a thing - if you have given your UK licence and swapped it for the Canadian one, how do you get your UK one back from the DVLA? Without surrendering your Canadian one?
Jan 16th 2008, 8:49 pm
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Re: how do i drive permantly with a uk licence
Originally Posted by TiggyP
Now here's a thing - if you have given your UK licence and swapped it for the Canadian one, how do you get your UK one back from the DVLA? Without surrendering your Canadian one?
Jan 16th 2008, 8:49 pm
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Jan 16th 2008, 10:12 pm
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Re: how do i drive permantly with a uk licence
I was just on my way out the door and didn't have time to look.
Jan 17th 2008, 12:20 am
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Re: how do i drive permantly with a uk licence
Channel Islands (Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey) and the Isle of Man are not part of the United Kingdom anyway, although they are British jurisdictions.
Northern Ireland is part of the U.K. but has its own driver and vehicle licensing system, because when these things were introduced in the 1930s, Northern Ireland was the only part of the U.K. with devolved government.
Northern Ireland is part of the U.K. but has its own driver and vehicle licensing system, because when these things were introduced in the 1930s, Northern Ireland was the only part of the U.K. with devolved government.