exchanging driving licence - where and when to make appointment?
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Re: exchanging driving licence - where and when to make appointment?
Last edited by BillBullock; Oct 2nd 2020 at 3:21 pm.
#34
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Re: exchanging driving licence - where and when to make appointment?
Thanks, Bill. So I’m reading it that if one gained their U.K. licence prior to 2013 and is under 50, no medical cert required. Is that how you read it?
#35
Re: exchanging driving licence - where and when to make appointment?
You will need a PT medical in order to effect the exchange, whatever your current age.
The PT licence will be valid until the next revalidation date as stipulated in the rightmost column if you're exchanging now.
Anybody who obtained a PT licence - by exchange or otherwise - prior to 2016, would be on one of the revalidation regimes in the other 2 columns.
The PT licence will be valid until the next revalidation date as stipulated in the rightmost column if you're exchanging now.
Anybody who obtained a PT licence - by exchange or otherwise - prior to 2016, would be on one of the revalidation regimes in the other 2 columns.
#36
Re: exchanging driving licence - where and when to make appointment?
Just before moving to Portugal I moved house in the UK.
If I change my address with the DVLA now I won't have my new licence for at least a couple of months (time for DVLA to issue it, and time for me to go back to UK to pick it up - hoping to go this month of Nov, but COVID-dependent of course).
Can I go ahead with exchanging my licence for a Portuguese one with the old address on it?
If I change my address with the DVLA now I won't have my new licence for at least a couple of months (time for DVLA to issue it, and time for me to go back to UK to pick it up - hoping to go this month of Nov, but COVID-dependent of course).
Can I go ahead with exchanging my licence for a Portuguese one with the old address on it?
You can't give them a foreign address and they won't, in any case, be trying to communicate with you over the exchange.
The PT authorities are only interested in your PT address.
#38
Re: exchanging driving licence - where and when to make appointment?
The renewals then go as per that table - some require a medical and some do not. For example, you apply now for your first licence at age 19. You must have a medical for that, then you renew the licence without medical exams at 34 and 49, and then again, this time with medical certificates, at ages 60, 65, 70 and thenceforth every 2 years.
That's for the standard car or bike etc licence. Other categories vary.
#39
Re: exchanging driving licence - where and when to make appointment?
Does anyone know........?
I rang IMT at Faro earlier in the week to ask for an appointment the lady said they were arranging no more appointments from 01 Oct, exchanging driving licences is now to be done online.
So I duly pulled off Mod 37 IMT. Now this form asks that you append a scan of a number of documents all of which I can do EXCEPT one.
So can anybody tell me what a 'Certificate of Authenticity' is and where can I get one?
regards
I rang IMT at Faro earlier in the week to ask for an appointment the lady said they were arranging no more appointments from 01 Oct, exchanging driving licences is now to be done online.
So I duly pulled off Mod 37 IMT. Now this form asks that you append a scan of a number of documents all of which I can do EXCEPT one.
So can anybody tell me what a 'Certificate of Authenticity' is and where can I get one?
regards
#40
Re: exchanging driving licence - where and when to make appointment?
Does anyone know........?
I rang IMT at Faro earlier in the week to ask for an appointment the lady said they were arranging no more appointments from 01 Oct, exchanging driving licences is now to be done online.
So I duly pulled off Mod 37 IMT. Now this form asks that you append a scan of a number of documents all of which I can do EXCEPT one.
So can anybody tell me what a 'Certificate of Authenticity' is and where can I get one?
regards
I rang IMT at Faro earlier in the week to ask for an appointment the lady said they were arranging no more appointments from 01 Oct, exchanging driving licences is now to be done online.
So I duly pulled off Mod 37 IMT. Now this form asks that you append a scan of a number of documents all of which I can do EXCEPT one.
So can anybody tell me what a 'Certificate of Authenticity' is and where can I get one?
regards
https://www.gov.uk/view-driving-licence
HoweverI didn’t actually send this in online as I understand they request this from DVLA anyway. As I said I didn’t send it and so far I have received a request for €30 which I paid via my bank app and today I received a receipt and confirmation that they are processing our request to exchange the licence. I think the next step is to get our biometrics, whether that involves a visit to IMT or them using DVLA info I have no idea, they are not very forthcoming with info (probably because its still early days in this whole online process). Anyway, I am in the system before the 90 days are up so can relax at last.
Progress?
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Re: exchanging driving licence - where and when to make appointment?
Does anyone know........?
I rang IMT at Faro earlier in the week to ask for an appointment the lady said they were arranging no more appointments from 01 Oct, exchanging driving licences is now to be done online.
So I duly pulled off Mod 37 IMT. Now this form asks that you append a scan of a number of documents all of which I can do EXCEPT one.
So can anybody tell me what a 'Certificate of Authenticity' is and where can I get one?
regards
I rang IMT at Faro earlier in the week to ask for an appointment the lady said they were arranging no more appointments from 01 Oct, exchanging driving licences is now to be done online.
So I duly pulled off Mod 37 IMT. Now this form asks that you append a scan of a number of documents all of which I can do EXCEPT one.
So can anybody tell me what a 'Certificate of Authenticity' is and where can I get one?
regards
#42
Re: exchanging driving licence - where and when to make appointment?
But that list of vehicle categories is on the scan of my UK licence which is one of the docs I've appended to Mod 37 IMT. So I don't think it's that.
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Re: exchanging driving licence - where and when to make appointment?
If you have UK licence, you need to send a copy of your residencia certificate. There is a mistake in the instructions.
Last edited by BillBullock; Oct 9th 2020 at 7:16 am.
#44
Re: exchanging driving licence - where and when to make appointment?
I included a scan of my resident document for completeness even though Mod 37 IMT doesn't ask for it.
I'm wondering whether the copies of the licence, etc., need stamping(?) by a notary.
I'm wondering whether the copies of the licence, etc., need stamping(?) by a notary.
#45
Re: exchanging driving licence - where and when to make appointment?
Scans of:
1. Driving Licence
2. IMT 37
3. CRUE
4. Passport
5. Mod Agend. IMT
all completed and signed.
They requested €30 euros a few days later, I paid and have received receipt and confirmation of the process.