Relinquish UK driver license?
Nov 17th 2016, 11:44 pm
#1
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Relinquish UK driver license?
Sorry if this isn't the right forum, I posted in the USA forum too as not sure where to put this post.
So I've been living in the US for several years and I still have my UK driver license with my previous name and last UK address, which I cannot change as I am not a UK resident so until now I've hung onto it. Now my license is due for renewal in 2017. If I send it back to the DVLA, and if I were ever resident in the UK again, would I be able to get it back or would I have to re-take a driving test?
Should I send it back to DVLA with a letter? I'm NOT currently planning on moving back to the UK.
So I've been living in the US for several years and I still have my UK driver license with my previous name and last UK address, which I cannot change as I am not a UK resident so until now I've hung onto it. Now my license is due for renewal in 2017. If I send it back to the DVLA, and if I were ever resident in the UK again, would I be able to get it back or would I have to re-take a driving test?
Should I send it back to DVLA with a letter? I'm NOT currently planning on moving back to the UK.
Nov 17th 2016, 11:59 pm
#2
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Location: Dixie, ex UK
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Re: Relinquish UK driver license?
Generally your license is good/reissuable until you are 70, and even after that you aren't expected to retake the test.
Personally I would hang on to the license even if it had expired.
Personally I would hang on to the license even if it had expired.
Nov 18th 2016, 12:42 am
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Re: Relinquish UK driver license?
Keep it and renew if you move back. I still have mine from 1979 in a slowly yellowing plastic wallet.
