modicasa

Ihad been resident for more than four years (9 ifI remember correctly) before i switched my Uk licence to Italian on its expiry. Unless the law has changed, I cant see a problem.

Iamjustme

I am asking on behalf of a relative in Italy, who has a UK drivers licence due to expire in a few months.

The relative was told (not sure where) but somewhere official, that they needed a letter from UK DVLA stating they are in good health and have a UK drivers licence, and it is not an exchange, they just need the letter.

This sound odd ??!! Surely you hand over your UK licence and they sort out an Italian one. The relative has no access to online, so needs to be done in person, but not understanding the system, may be sent from pillar to post unless I get them some clarification.

what is local ACI office, that I saw in prior posts?.

Lorna at Vicenza

ACI means "Automobile Club of Italy" and they are all over the place with offices probably in every town.

Iamjustme

Ok I will look up ACI in that town, so that is where you go for licences?

and the letter they want, is this correct? is it to state that your UK licence is authentic?

How would DVLA know about your health?!! surely the Italian GP gives this certificate.

I am wondering if the relative misunderstood, they are Italian, and an Italian citizen, but has not lived in Italy since their late teens and is now a pensioner - so a bit @confused.

Ruby2

This link may be helpful: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/living-in-italy#driving-in-italy

37100

If he lives here, he needs to renew it according to Italian law. He cannot renew his UK driving licences here. He needs to obtain an Italian license. It is not an exchange because he already has an EU license, but it will be an Italian license and not a UK one. The DVL needs to provide him with a letter of entitlement to drive. However, medical certificate needs to be done here -it can be done at the ACI Office.

modicasa

I did mine at the motorizzazzione not the ACI and it took 10 days. Prior to going with the forms and payments your friend will need the medical certificate nad if he wears glasses the appropriate opticians certificate which will take 2 appointments. If he can start the process before the UK licence expires it is much much easier than to try and do with an expired licence.

Geordieborn

We know of a couple who did just this last year, they did it through the local ACI. I believe they had to contact the DVLA to get a form issued to them directly here in Italy, complete it and take it to the ACI. They contacted the DVLA for further information, which took them quite a bit time. One eventually got his licence changed, the other did not! She had passed her test in the USA, converted it in the UK and the form ACI got from DVLA had all this information on it. Hence as Italy have no agrement with the USA they told her she had to sit the test here.
Just an afterthought, what happens with people who have residence in both countries, is there a choice?

37100

If you sign up for residency here, the Italian authorities consider you - suprise- resident here and expect you to comply to their rules. Telling them that you are resident in both countries isn't going to work. At the very least, they'd want to see a cert proving residency in both countries - with bolli.