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SQ416: I have a European driving licence how long can I drive with it in this country?

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COMING TO LIVE IN GREAT BRITAIN
If you have a valid EU/EEA licence, you can drive any vehicle covered by the categories shown on your licence for the periods set out below.
 
Ordinary licences:
Until you are 70 or have lived in GB for three years, whichever is longer.
The phrase 'Until you are 70 or have lived in GB for three years, whichever is longer, means that you can drive in the UK any vehicle covered by the categories shown on your valid EU/EEA licence until you are 70. The three-year element relates to someone who came to live in the UK at say age of 69, they could drive until they were 72 on their EU licence because it is the longer of the two periods i.e. 70 or for three years, whichever is longer. Likewise, someone who came to live in the UK at 68 could drive until they were 71. However, please note that someone can drive in Great Britain for only 12 months if they got their EU licence by exchanging a non-EU licence.
 
Vocational licences:
If you are younger than 45, until you are 45 or have lived in Great Britain for five years, whichever is longer.
If you are over 45 but under 65, until you are 66 or have lived in Great Britain for five years, whichever is sooner.
If you are aged 65 or over until you have lived in Great Britain for 12 months.

You must get a British driving licence to continue driving in Great Britain after these periods.
 
VISITING GREAT BRITAIN
If you have a valid EU/EEA licence and you are visiting Great Britain, you can drive any vehicle covered by the categories shown on your licence.
 
REGISTER OF EUROPEAN UNION LICENCE HOLDERS
 
Ordinary licences:
If you have an EU/EEA ordinary licence, you do not have to register, but you can if you want to.
 
Vocational licences:
By law, if you come to live in Great Britain and hold an EU/EEA vocational licence you must register your details with the DVLA within 12 months of moving here. To register you will need to fill in, 'Application to register a non-GB driving licence' (D9). You can:
 
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Photocard licences or entitlement to drive that expires between 1 February and 31 December 2020 have been extended for 11 months from the date of expiry.

Under the changes, drivers whose photocard driving licence or entitlement to drive runs out between 1 February 2020 and 31 December 2020 will have their entitlement automatically extended from the expiry date, for a period of 11 months. Drivers do not need to apply to renew their licence until they receive a reminder before their extension expires.

The initial extension expired at the end of August. This has now been further extended to the end of the year under temporary changes announced by DVLA.

If a driver applies to DVLA to renew their photocard or their entitlement, they can continue to drive while DVLA is considering their application, providing they have not been told by their doctor or optician that they should not drive. Further information is available via the link below:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/inf1886-can-i-drive-while-my-application-is-with-dvla

By law, all drivers must ensure they always meet the medical standards for fitness to drive when driving. Information about driving with a medical condition is available on GOV.UK.

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An LGV is a vehicle that weighs over 3,500 kg.

 

Drivers will need a different licence entitlement to drive different types of buses, coaches and lorries. Drivers must hold full (not provisional) category B entitlement (car) before they can take an LGV or PCV test. They must also gain a full category entitlement for a vehicle before taking a second test to add the trailer entitlement (+E). No additional entitlement is required to tow trailers that weigh less than 750 kg. If at any stage the driver loses their car licence entitlement, they will also automatically lose the LGV or PCV licence.

 

Every person intending to use a goods vehicle (above 3.5 tonnes) in connection with any trade or business carried out by him, or a Passenger Carrying Vehicle on a road, for hire or reward, must apply to the Traffic Commissioner for an operator licence. The role of Traffic Commissioners is to promote road safety and the safety of the travelling public.

 

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), on behalf of the Traffic Commissioners, maintain the Operator Licensing scheme. DVSA process all Operator Licence applications. The DVSA website includes comprehensive guidance on how to apply and manage licence details, which can now be changed electronically.

 

Further information can be obtained from either the DVLA or the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DSVA).

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Both the photocard and the paper counterpart are required in order to pay the fine and have penalty points endorsed. It is advisable to apply for a new licence straight away, as a new licence may be issued before the due date on the Conditional Offer of a Fixed Penalty Notice expires. You should also inform the issuing office.

If at the end of the 28 day period you still do not have your driving licence and therefore you are unable to make payment, a police report will be raised for the Procurator Fiscal for their consideration of prosecution.

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I have a European driving licence how long can I drive with it in this country?

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COMING TO LIVE IN GREAT BRITAIN
If you have a valid EU/EEA licence, you can drive any vehicle covered by the categories shown on your licence for the periods set out below.
 
Ordinary licences:
Until you are 70 or have lived in GB for three years, whichever is longer.
The phrase 'Until you are 70 or have lived in GB for three years, whichever is longer, means that you can drive in the UK any vehicle covered by the categories shown on your valid EU/EEA licence until you are 70. The three-year element relates to someone who came to live in the UK at say age of 69, they could drive until they were 72 on their EU licence because it is the longer of the two periods i.e. 70 or for three years, whichever is longer. Likewise, someone who came to live in the UK at 68 could drive until they were 71. However, please note that someone can drive in Great Britain for only 12 months if they got their EU licence by exchanging a non-EU licence.
 
Vocational licences:
If you are younger than 45, until you are 45 or have lived in Great Britain for five years, whichever is longer.
If you are over 45 but under 65, until you are 66 or have lived in Great Britain for five years, whichever is sooner.
If you are aged 65 or over until you have lived in Great Britain for 12 months.

You must get a British driving licence to continue driving in Great Britain after these periods.
 
VISITING GREAT BRITAIN
If you have a valid EU/EEA licence and you are visiting Great Britain, you can drive any vehicle covered by the categories shown on your licence.
 
REGISTER OF EUROPEAN UNION LICENCE HOLDERS
 
Ordinary licences:
If you have an EU/EEA ordinary licence, you do not have to register, but you can if you want to.
 
Vocational licences:
By law, if you come to live in Great Britain and hold an EU/EEA vocational licence you must register your details with the DVLA within 12 months of moving here. To register you will need to fill in, 'Application to register a non-GB driving licence' (D9). You can:
 
 
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