exchanging driving licence
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exchanging driving licence
Husband is heading back to the UK next week to start work, before I join him in January when our house closes.
My parents have very kindly said that he can drive their car whilst there.
Insurance has said to add him, he must have a UK licence. We still have the paper part of licence, but handed in card when applying for Canadian one.
we know he can apply for an exchange of licence by filling in a form, it states that he must be a resident for 6 months prior to this. Is there anyway around this?
My parents have very kindly said that he can drive their car whilst there.
Insurance has said to add him, he must have a UK licence. We still have the paper part of licence, but handed in card when applying for Canadian one.
we know he can apply for an exchange of licence by filling in a form, it states that he must be a resident for 6 months prior to this. Is there anyway around this?
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Re: exchanging driving licence
Husband is heading back to the UK next week to start work, before I join him in January when our house closes.
My parents have very kindly said that he can drive their car whilst there.
Insurance has said to add him, he must have a UK licence. We still have the paper part of licence, but handed in card when applying for Canadian one.
we know he can apply for an exchange of licence by filling in a form, it states that he must be a resident for 6 months prior to this. Is there anyway around this?
My parents have very kindly said that he can drive their car whilst there.
Insurance has said to add him, he must have a UK licence. We still have the paper part of licence, but handed in card when applying for Canadian one.
we know he can apply for an exchange of licence by filling in a form, it states that he must be a resident for 6 months prior to this. Is there anyway around this?
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Re: exchanging driving licence
Thankyou for your help.
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Your husband should complete Form D1 (he can pick one up from the Post Office) and complete as if he was exchanging his Canadian licence but he should also include his GB driving licence number in the relevant box. When he posts off the form he should include both his Canadian licence and his (now defunct) GB paper counterpart. The DVLA will then reissue his GB driving licence with his full entitlements as per his DVLA record.
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Your husband should complete Form D1 (he can pick one up from the Post Office) and complete as if he was exchanging his Canadian licence but he should also include his GB driving licence number in the relevant box. When he posts off the form he should include both his Canadian licence and his (now defunct) GB paper counterpart. The DVLA will then reissue his GB driving licence with his full entitlements as per his DVLA record.
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Re: exchanging driving licence
But if he is to be a resident of both countries (and some people are) then he will need to continue holding both licences. (Or is it license in Canada?).
#12
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Depends if that country allows you to hold more than one DL...Canada does not.
Last edited by Jerseygirl; Nov 5th 2017 at 3:59 pm. Reason: Deleted incorrect advice
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Re: exchanging driving licence
Thanks for all replies. So maybe we should get copies of his paper part, before sending off with Canadian licence, so that he can drive while waiting for UK licence to come back.?
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Depends if that country allows you to hold more than one DL...Canada does not.
#15
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Your husband can drive in the UK whilst he waits for his licence to come back from the DVLA. The paper counterpart has been abolished anyway so there's no point making a copy.