Do I need International Driving License for driving in the UK
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Do I need International Driving License for driving in the UK
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I am a returning British citizen and learnt to drive in India (yes shocking I know😀). My driving license is in English and doesn’t have a word of Hindi in it.
I found some resources which say that in the UK I will be allowed to use my Indian license for 1 year as long as it is English.
Getting International driving license is a bit of a pain in India , so don’t want to waste my energy unnecessarily. And it appears to be merely a translation of the original license which is not needed in this case logically as it’s in English.
I know its a long shot , but has anyone here come across similar situation?
I checked UKGOV site and answered basic questions and got rather generic answer that I can drive on Indian license. Nothing else was specified (e.g. that it has to be in English only or that it has to be International Driving license )
Many thanks in advance ,
I am a returning British citizen and learnt to drive in India (yes shocking I know😀). My driving license is in English and doesn’t have a word of Hindi in it.
I found some resources which say that in the UK I will be allowed to use my Indian license for 1 year as long as it is English.
Getting International driving license is a bit of a pain in India , so don’t want to waste my energy unnecessarily. And it appears to be merely a translation of the original license which is not needed in this case logically as it’s in English.
I know its a long shot , but has anyone here come across similar situation?
I checked UKGOV site and answered basic questions and got rather generic answer that I can drive on Indian license. Nothing else was specified (e.g. that it has to be in English only or that it has to be International Driving license )
Many thanks in advance ,
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