Moved: Canadian Driving License
Nov 6th 2007, 10:47 pm
#16
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Location: Cochrane Alberta
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Re: Moved: Canadian Driving License
How do the authorities manage to hold on to your british liscence anyway and what is the reason?
My belief is the liscence is the property of the uk dvla according to law so are they actually allowed to do this?
i got this info of a policeman and he doesnt think they can legally keep it.
Shouldnt argue mind you im soo relieved i dont have to sit a test again id fail miserably
Karen
My belief is the liscence is the property of the uk dvla according to law so are they actually allowed to do this?
i got this info of a policeman and he doesnt think they can legally keep it.
Shouldnt argue mind you im soo relieved i dont have to sit a test again id fail miserably
Karen
thats why i think asking for a duplicate from the DVLA is stupid, as they will know you have not lost the old one when Canada send it back to them under the exchange agreement.
the reason they do it is because it is illegal in Canada to hold more than one licence at a time. so you must surrender any old ones.
Scott, an ex UK policeman..
Nov 6th 2007, 10:53 pm
#17
Whatacomplete Member
Joined: Apr 2006
Location: Cheyenne, Wyoming
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Re: Moved: Canadian Driving License
nonesense, he obviously doesnt know what he's on about. there is an agreement between Canada and UK to exchange licences. Canada then send them back to the DVLA under this exchange agreement.
thats why i think asking for a duplicate from the DVLA is stupid, as they will know you have not lost the old one when Canada send it back to them under the exchange agreement.
the reason they do it is because it is illegal in Canada to hold more than one licence at a time. so you must surrender any old ones.
Scott, an ex UK policeman..
thats why i think asking for a duplicate from the DVLA is stupid, as they will know you have not lost the old one when Canada send it back to them under the exchange agreement.
the reason they do it is because it is illegal in Canada to hold more than one licence at a time. so you must surrender any old ones.
Scott, an ex UK policeman..
I've got 4
Nov 6th 2007, 10:55 pm
#18
Dorfus wafflebutt
Joined: Jan 2004
Location: Ayr, Scotland
Posts: 284
Re: Moved: Canadian Driving License
sorry scott,
I did not realise they sent them back to the uk, thought they just kept them.
he does think hes right far too often
I did not realise they sent them back to the uk, thought they just kept them.
he does think hes right far too often
Nov 6th 2007, 11:09 pm
#19
Pea Brain
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Posts: 6,005
Re: Moved: Canadian Driving License
In reality many licencing offices don't understand or implement the exchange anyway. In SK the clerk didn't ask me to exchange my licence, nor did BC. What use is my UK licence anyway - the address on it is irrelevant now.
Nov 7th 2007, 8:15 am
#21
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Location: Vernon BC, Canada!
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Re: Canadian Driving License
Cheeky cow at Enterprise in Heathrow last year stated that the excess for holders of North American licenses was the full value of the car. Pretty sure that this was a ploy to try to get me to take our more insurance (we didn't because we're covered by work benefits), but regardless we won't be using them again.
In fact, I paid about $12 per day extra for an insurance that if I wrote the car off, i could just walk away from it.
They were a bit pricey though, but worth that bit extra for the big company service.
When we come for good, we will use Enterprise again or rent-a-wreck in Mt Pearl $20 a day.
