Exchanging UK License Problem
I have been resident in Italy for 20 years,but apart from the occasional van rental for moving house I have not had the need of a car and have just held on to my UK license. I now have a dog, and for holidays and any emergencies,I believe it is best I have the use of a car,so I made enquiries with my local ACI about exchanging my UK license for an Italian one. I was told by ACI that I was no longer able to do this as once you have been resident for more than 4 years you have to sit an Italian driving test. They said they would make some further enquiries for me,but I have been back to their office several times and they tell me they have not been able to contact the appropriate person for a definitive answer. If anybody has any information on this,it would be much appreciated.
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I think you only have to exchange the licence within 2 years residency if it has no expiry date. For non EU citizens it is after 1 year of residence
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Having read something elsewhere about this, I did a quick search and came up with this:
https://www.scuolaguida.it/it/Conver...atenti-Estere/ So if your DL doesn't have an expiry date, it appears to be true, unfortunately. |
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Many thanks for your replies. My DL actually expired last month,but I it seems that an Itlaian driving test is the only way forward!
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can you not get your licence re-issued in the UK (assuming you have an adress there) first then exchange it for an italian one?
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I'm afraid not. Even if I did renew UK license,I cannot exchange it for Italian DL as I have been resident here for more than 4 years.
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Originally Posted by athoni
(Post 12690702)
I'm afraid not. Even if I did renew UK license,I cannot exchange it for Italian DL as I have been resident here for more than 4 years.
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Originally Posted by philat98
(Post 12690770)
I am not sure that you are right. The example they give in my link shows a licence expiring in 2029 must be converted before 2028. That implies 10 years residency!
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Originally Posted by philat98
(Post 12690770)
I am not sure that you are right. The example they give in my link shows a licence expiring in 2029 must be converted before 2028. That implies 10 years residency!
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Originally Posted by MDW
(Post 12690935)
Our experience is the same.My wife and I have just exchanged our UK licences for Italian ones this year - we both have been legally resident for ten years and had no problems at all.
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Originally Posted by 37100
(Post 12690941)
The problem is that the licence is 20 years old and should have been renewed, in accordance to Italian law at least 10 years ago. ( The maximum duration of an Italian licence is ten years)
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Obviously your lack of a current UK licence is a major flaw in your plan to convert it.
Renewing your UK licence doesn't stand much chance of working since it will have a extremely recent renewal date (4a on the photo licence) more recent than your attestazione di soggiorno permanente per cittadini dell'UE and they will question how you got it if you have been fully resident in Italy since the date on your attestazione di soggiorno permanente per cittadini dell'UE. |
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Originally Posted by philat98
(Post 12690970)
But as Chris120 says he could renew the licence in the UK and then exchange it. The 10 years limit relates to the licence not the residency. |
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You should not renew your licence in UK if you are resident in Italy.
I think it would be wrong for you to renew your licence in the UK. I rather think you should renew your licence in Italy. I think your UK (EU) licence is valid in Italy until it expires. When it expires you have to exchange it for an Italian one You should go to a different local ACI office with all your stuff prepared including 2 passport specification photos with no glasses, no smile and white background, and march in confidently and say that your UK driving licence has expired, so you would like to renew it for an Italian one, since you are now fully resident since the date of your attestazione di soggiorno permanente per cittadini dell'UE. And for goodness sake don't tell them how long you've been resident Take the original of your attestazione di soggiorno permanente per cittadini dell'UE, and point out the date on it while your are explaining since when you've been fully resident. You will need to show your identity card, and you will need to blag that its date of issue is when you first started coming to Italy but explain that you are now permanently resident in Italy since the date of your attestazione di soggiorno permanente per cittadini dell'UE. You need to walk into that office and tell them what they need to do (exchange your licence for an Italian one), explain it to them, don't let them have any doubt that it is correct procedure. Study the requirements below, and have everything prepared, so you don't have to ask them what to do, so that they will believe you know you are right If they ask you how long you've been resident, just repeat you've just got your permanent residency certificate, and you want to exchange you UK licence now because it has expired, and then lay it on thick saying you want to get it done before 31st October while UK licences are still European licences... Also take a copy of your attestazione di soggiorno permanente per cittadini dell'UE so they can take it with your UK licence to the ufficio di motorizzazione You can download form TT 2112 here https://www.ilportaledellautomobilista.it/Moduli/app Here are the other things you need, from https://www.angloinfo.com/how-to/italy/transport/driving-licences/eu-licence-exchange Exchanging an EU/EEA licence for an Italian licence To convert a foreign licence the holder should go to the nearest Provincial Office of Motor Vehicles (Ufficio Provinciale della Motorizzazione Civile) and be prepared to provide the following:
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It is illegal to renew your UK DL if you are not a UK resident.
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