learners licence
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learners licence
My son was almost ready to take his test back in the UK..So when he went down to the registry he was told he will have to hold a Canadian learners licence for a year before he can take the test here? This cant be right surely?? anyone have any experience of this?
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Re: learners licence
Why cannot it be right? In Canada, you live by Canadian rules. Leave the UK rules in UK.
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Re: learners licence
A learners license holder has to hold a L for 12 months before they can take a test to move on to a N. Licensing are quite correct. You don't get credits for time served on a foreign learners permit.
If he had passed his test in the UK before coming here he could have gone straight to a probationary class 5 for 2 years.
http://www.transportation.alberta.ca...ddriverlic.pdf
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Re: learners licence
Here's how it works in BC:
http://www.icbc.com/driver-licensing...licensing.aspx
It's only a few years ago that you couldn't exchange a UK DL in most Canadian Provinces for a Canadian one without taking a driving test and then displaying an N for a year, no matter how long you had a UK one for.
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Re: learners licence
Most Canadian provinces have graduated licensing schemes, where it takes 2-3 years to become licensed. If your son had held a UK licence for two years or more, he would normally be able to swap for a full one (depending on things like where you are, and what status is), holding it for less he might or might not. If he hasn't even taken his test yet, he'll certainly be going into graduated licensing. You seem to think it's weird?
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Again, I'll second that this is totally correct for Alberta. No different to if my son moved to the UK with his Canadian learners, they don't recognize it.
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You can swap a learners license between provinces. Not that this is relevant to the OP just thought I'd mention it.
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Re: learners licence
"However, if you have a probationary licence (e.g., learner's permit), you may be entitled only to have driving experience credited."
https://drivetest.ca/licences/licenc..._exchange.html
It might be worth asking if Alberta have a similar credit system.
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Re: learners licence
not quite in the UK you can get your licence on a Monday and take your test on the Friday..it just seems strange that you have to hold a licence for a year before you are eligible to take your test..lets be honest its not exactly rocket science learning to drive.
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Re: learners licence
It might be rocket science to LEARN the rules of the road and obey them, even if driving is not
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