roxye3

HEHE! It was a matter of time. He had written that he would no longer be PR in the UK. If you are a British Subject then it would not matter. British Subjects regardless of location can vote, keep their licences (unless reciprocal)and come and go as they please. I am not sure about Britain but certainly in the US when I lived there my drivers licence was locked to my visa. No visa no licence et al.

" I am no longer a PR in the UK.....and perhaps this could get me into hot water."

But you are right. It only matters if you declare it and as there is no requirement the whole issue is defunct.

penny farthing

There has always been some confusion about the rules. I am a both a British Citizen (non resident) and Canadian citizen (living in Canada). I still (and always have for years) used my old ,valid, non -photo UK license when I rent a car in UK.
Never had any problems as I give rental firm and their insurer the address I am staying at for the holiday, however the address on the license is my old UK one..would this be a problem or should I use the Canadian license?

any thoughts? does it matter- no endorsements ever on either license.

thanks

cheeky_monkey

Ok but what about hiring a car in the UK.. my wife was told that as she has had a Canadian licence for less than a year she cant hire a car in the UK..although she held a UK licence for 15 years... there is no way of proving this as she no longer has her Uk licence...on the Canadian licence it does not say when you passed your test

Monique_in_Canada

not sure why she can't.....I moved to Canada 10 years ago (before the reciprocal agreement was in place to exchange licenses) I took a test and have both licenses, I went back to the UK in Feb 2002 and hired a car, I got my Cdn license in Sept 2001 and I was able to use either license, i got back every year, I take both licenses, but only ever use my Cdn one.

cheeky_monkey

because she only got her Canadian licence in July 2010..and had to surrender the UK licence..so it looks like she has only held any licence since last July as she no longer has a UK one.. so cant prove she has been driving in the UK for 15 years.

arniedog

sorry but im having a thick day today . Ive been driving for a long time in England and also drive hgv's here, so when i move to Ontario will i get a full license when i surrender mine ?

Monique_in_Canada

I didn't mean for u to reiterate the info u had already posted, I get that bit.....I meant I can't see why she can't hire a car in the UK on a CDN license that she has only had less than a year....as I said in my post I hired a car with a CDN license I had only had for 6 months!!

Monique_in_Canada

yes!!

Jerseygirl

I emailed the DVLA a few months ago as this subject crops up often in the US forums. The reply was if you're not a UK resident you do not have a valid UK DL.

If you are driving without a valid license then you will not be covered for insurance.

arniedog

phew Thats ok then because i dont think i would pass it again lol. Thanks for that monique

arniedog

so the answer to that then is you hire a car , drive on your cdn license and you are covered by the hire companies insurance

Jerseygirl

I always use my US DL when I go to the UK and rent a car. BTW if you have an American Express card you can buy their auto insurance if you use the AMEX card to pay for the rental. The insurance has excellent coverage and costs just under $25 USD per rental. Much cheaper than taking out the rental company's insurance. There's been several threads about this in the US forum.

cheeky_monkey

well only if you have held that licence for more than a year apparently?

arniedog

if you havent well you can always rely on good ol public transport ha ha . Oh but make sure its not snowing because we have the wrong type of snow in the UK . Oh yes and make sure its not raining because some of the roads get flooded because weve sacked all the council workers and the drains are now full of leaves so the water Cant drain away. Sorry also meant to say dont come if its too hot because the councils budget is very low this year so we had to use cheap tarmac and now the sun has melted it and the cars , trucks ,busses etc are pulling it off the roads. Me bitter How dare you !

justkidding

I have checked with my insurance company here and when my parents come to visit they are covered under my insurance if they have my permission to drive my car.

Does it not work the same in the UK? I am concerned because we are going to Scotland this summer and was hoping to use my parents car.

Anyone know for sure?