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Forum: Middle East
Apr 18th 2018, 3:40 am
Replies: 92
Views: 237,117
Posted By sicklyman

Re: renew the UK driving licence

which, from my experience, they won't as they'll only insure people resident in the UK. I've tried this many times in attempts to be able to drive relative or friends cars. Every time, they've said...
Forum: Middle East
Feb 11th 2018, 8:09 am
Replies: 92
Views: 237,117
Posted By sicklyman

Re: renew the UK driving licence

finally... an answer that goes some way towards clarifying at least the point of view of Avis:



It seems that an IDP is an Avis requirement for a Saudi license.

I've written back to ask if...
Forum: Middle East
Feb 8th 2018, 8:14 am
Replies: 92
Views: 237,117
Posted By sicklyman

Re: renew the UK driving licence

yeah, I know all this.

I'm just wondering why a woman working as an Avis customer service rep doesn't... and can't lay her hands on any of the right documentation to back up her spurious claims....
Forum: Middle East
Feb 7th 2018, 8:28 am
Replies: 92
Views: 237,117
Posted By sicklyman

Re: renew the UK driving licence

KSA has mostly Arabic but the key points are in English so it should be acceptable as it's easily seen as valid in English.

Avis actually replied yesterday. However, the lady who referred to the...
Forum: Middle East
Feb 6th 2018, 11:17 am
Replies: 92
Views: 237,117
Posted By sicklyman

Re: renew the UK driving licence

Avis said that to rent in the UK on a Saudi license they would require me to have an IDP. Just goes to show that the rental companies themselves have no clue what the rules are.
Forum: Middle East
Feb 5th 2018, 8:28 am
Replies: 92
Views: 237,117
Posted By sicklyman

Re: renew the UK driving licence

while I can rejoice that renewal is fine, it seems that none of us can rent a car with valid insurance in the UK on our UK licenses according to info here and that rather garbled response from Avis...
Forum: Middle East
Jan 31st 2018, 8:17 am
Replies: 92
Views: 237,117
Posted By sicklyman

Re: renew the UK driving licence

waaaaaait a minute... let's all hang fire until after March 19th 2019 and the EC Directive won't apply to us.

As has been mentioned, "residency" varies in its definition and it's likely that as we...
Forum: Middle East
Jan 30th 2018, 7:52 am
Replies: 92
Views: 237,117
Posted By sicklyman

Re: renew the UK driving licence

I never got a photocard when they were introduced and continue to drive on the paper license I was issued and which is valid until my 70th birthday and still has the same, valid, UK address on it.
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Forum: Middle East
Jan 24th 2018, 2:32 pm
Replies: 92
Views: 237,117
Posted By sicklyman

Re: renew the UK driving licence

so... Avis took three months to reply, but they did reply about what license non-resident Brits need when renting from them in the UK:



I've asked for clarification as to which law they are...
Forum: Middle East
Oct 24th 2017, 9:29 am
Replies: 92
Views: 237,117
Posted By sicklyman

Re: renew the UK driving licence

considering the number of renters that could potentially have invalid insurance each year, it's telling that you're suggesting there hasn't been one.

I've written to Avis about this and have yet...
Forum: Middle East
Oct 18th 2017, 9:28 am
Replies: 92
Views: 237,117
Posted By sicklyman

Re: renew the UK driving licence

I'll ask next time I rent and see what they say. I've only ever had experience of someone hitting me, not the other way round.
Forum: Middle East
Oct 17th 2017, 9:23 am
Replies: 92
Views: 237,117
Posted By sicklyman

Re: renew the UK driving licence

I've got a paper license. Never got the photocard and have no intention of doing so. So my license is valid until I'm 70 which is a fair way away. Never had any hassles renting in the UK with it and...
Forum: Middle East
Sep 21st 2017, 8:51 am
Replies: 92
Views: 237,117
Posted By sicklyman

Re: renew the UK driving licence

AFAIK, you can't renew it legally if it expires while you are living outside the UK. DVLA will only renew licenses based on a UK residential address, which you don't have.

That was the case a year...
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