foreign licence - replacement or additional?

Car_54

Emmia said:

Car_54 said:

Grey_Critic said:

I don;t undetrstand the *Exchanged Licence* Surely when you pass your driving test in the UK then (apart from the requirement to renew every 10 years) you still have a UK driving licence. The fact you may live in another country does not matter.

The UK still recognises your licence - there are no conditions that say you have to use it or lose iot.

If a New Zealander wants to obtain a UK licence, he must surrender his NZ licence in exchange. This is a reciprocal arrangement, so the same applies when a Brit obtains an NZ licence, i.e. he loses his UK licence.

But whether he needs to surrender fundamentally depends on how long he's visiting for, as he can drive for up to 12 months on his NZ licence. No need to exchange or apply for a UK licence.

If he's here for a for a few weeks on holiday, then he should just use his NZ licence. 

The OP's friend isn't looking to exchange his licence: the question was simply whether his UK licence was still valid in addition to the NZ one.

Emmia

Car_54 said:

Emmia said:

Car_54 said:

Grey_Critic said:

I don;t undetrstand the *Exchanged Licence* Surely when you pass your driving test in the UK then (apart from the requirement to renew every 10 years) you still have a UK driving licence. The fact you may live in another country does not matter.

The UK still recognises your licence - there are no conditions that say you have to use it or lose iot.

If a New Zealander wants to obtain a UK licence, he must surrender his NZ licence in exchange. This is a reciprocal arrangement, so the same applies when a Brit obtains an NZ licence, i.e. he loses his UK licence.

But whether he needs to surrender fundamentally depends on how long he's visiting for, as he can drive for up to 12 months on his NZ licence. No need to exchange or apply for a UK licence.

If he's here for a for a few weeks on holiday, then he should just use his NZ licence. 

The OP's friend isn't looking to exchange his licence: the question was simply whether his UK licence was still valid in addition to the NZ one.

It's not, as it's been exchanged - he should have given up the photocard / paper then, the fact he didn't doesn't make the uk licence he has valid.

He can use his NZ licence without issue for 12 months in the UK.

Car_54

Emmia said:

Car_54 said:

Emmia said:

Car_54 said:

Grey_Critic said:

I don;t undetrstand the *Exchanged Licence* Surely when you pass your driving test in the UK then (apart from the requirement to renew every 10 years) you still have a UK driving licence. The fact you may live in another country does not matter.

The UK still recognises your licence - there are no conditions that say you have to use it or lose iot.

If a New Zealander wants to obtain a UK licence, he must surrender his NZ licence in exchange. This is a reciprocal arrangement, so the same applies when a Brit obtains an NZ licence, i.e. he loses his UK licence.

But whether he needs to surrender fundamentally depends on how long he's visiting for, as he can drive for up to 12 months on his NZ licence. No need to exchange or apply for a UK licence.

If he's here for a for a few weeks on holiday, then he should just use his NZ licence. 

The OP's friend isn't looking to exchange his licence: the question was simply whether his UK licence was still valid in addition to the NZ one.

He can use his NZ licence without issue for 12 months in the UK.

There's certainly no issue so far as his entitlement to drive is concerned. There may however be "issues" with car hire and/or insurance.

Grey_Critic

***There may however be "issues" with car hire and/or insurance. ***

Highley unlikely - most car hire firms are used to foreign licences = My youngest came back from LA on business and only had his US licence with him.

The only problem was the hire company was only allowed to give him an automatic as most people from the USA do not know how to drive a stick change.

 I had regular customers from abroad - they even gave me their parking tickets to pay and bill them.

Nebulous2

Thanks folks - safest to report the NZ licence to insurer / car hire I think. 

He's only here for 3 weeks, now that the borders have opened up,  going back to NZ after that - no ambition to get a UK licence back at this point.