Irish Full Licence to UK Licence

Blue Crystal

Just a quick question, I recently moved to the UK and want to change my full B licence to a UK card type Licence, Ive looked at the official website and I have none of the documents required, I have a doctors medical card but thats about it, I have no bills or UK passport, is there anyway around this? I would appreciate any info thanks in advance!

737busdriver

if you read the form it mentions non uk passports can be posted to the dvla. I still haven't done this as I need my passport for work every day, also i'm not all that comfortable with posting my passport off! Apparently it may be possible to do it over the counter in the dvla office in swansea too

ABajaninCork

Blue Crystal wrote: »

Just a quick question, I recently moved to the UK and want to change my full B licence to a UK card type Licence, Ive looked at the official website and I have none of the documents required, I have a doctors medical card but thats about it, I have no bills or UK passport, is there anyway around this? I would appreciate any info thanks in advance!

You've got an Irish (EU) licence which entitles you to drive in the UK anyway (if the licence is valid) until age 70. If you have none of the documents required, then the DVLA will not allow you to exchange the licence.

More info here: http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/DriverLicensing/DrivingInGbOnAForeignLicence/DG_4022556

I.S.T.

Blue Crystal wrote: »

Just a quick question, I recently moved to the UK and want to change my full B licence to a UK card type Licence, Ive looked at the official website and I have none of the documents required, I have a doctors medical card but thats about it, I have no bills or UK passport, is there anyway around this? I would appreciate any info thanks in advance!

Why would you want to change your licence? You can drive on an Irish licence in UK, and you cannot get penalty points on it

Intensive Care Bear

IrishSpeedTraps wrote: »

Why would you want to change your licence? You can drive on an Irish licence in UK, and you cannot get penalty points on it

Some companies require you to have a British licence if you are using one of their vehicles.

Blue Crystal

1210m5g wrote: »

Some companies require you to have a British licence if you are using one of their vehicles.

^ something similar to what this guy said Im being forced into getting one, does anyone have a solution? any point in ringing the DVLA?

pitachu

I would give them a ring, they will be able to tell you what you need to do

If you need to go in in person, you may not have to go to the DVLA in Swansea, there are local offices that may be able to help - I know a sorted some stuff out in the Peterborough office a few years ago.

I exchanged my licence a few years ago and as far as I know you can exchange it in any DVLA office, or at least some of them. I did it in the Wimbledon office.

List here: http://www.dft.gov.uk/dvla/contactus/localoffices/findnear/england.aspx

They will inspect your passport and you wont need to send it anywhere. You will need to surrender your Irish licence and fill out the correct form (D1). I cant remember having to show bills and if I did it would have been a bank statement/credit card statement as I had no bills in my name when in the time I spent in the UK. If you do need a proof of address the easiest way to get something into your name at a UK address is to change your Irish credit card to a UK address.

keithclancy

1210m5g wrote: »

Some companies require you to have a British licence if you are using one of their vehicles.

I'm pretty sure thats illegal.

L1011

keithclancy wrote: »

I'm pretty sure thats illegal.

Likely have an insurance policy that covers drivers as a class and can't be bothered paying the extra to get the driver with the other EU licence added individually.

Blue Crystal

Found the answer i think:

http://www.nidirect.gov.uk/index/information-and-services/motoring/driver-licensing/need-a-new-or-updated-licence/identity-documents-and-photograph-criteria.htm

JoseJones

I did this a few months ago, I sent my passport and Irish licence to the DVLA along with the form and some passport photos and had my UK license back in a few days. Afaik you can't do it at DVLA local offices but you can go to the Swansea office in person to do it.

keithclancy

MYOB wrote: »

Likely have an insurance policy that covers drivers as a class and can't be bothered paying the extra to get the driver with the other EU licence added individually.

http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/taxation/personal_tax/crossborder_workers/index_en.htm

Under the EC Treaty, individuals are entitled to move freely for work reasons from one EU Member State to another without suffering discrimination as regards employment, remuneration or other conditions of work and employment. Cross-border workers are persons who work in one EU Member State but live in another. It should however be stressed that the definition of what a cross-border worker exactly is may vary from one field to another (e.g. tax law, right of residence, welfare entitlements)

Thats how it is for me anyway.

L1011

keithclancy wrote: »

http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/taxation/personal_tax/crossborder_workers/index_en.htm



Thats how it is for me anyway.

I'm not trying to justify it, just positing what is likely the case.

Intensive Care Bear

MYOB wrote: »

Likely have an insurance policy that covers drivers as a class and can't be bothered paying the extra to get the driver with the other EU licence added individually.

This is correct, i have worked for companies who required a UK driving licence due to their insurance company demanding it.

JoseJones

JoseJones wrote: »

I did this a few months ago, I sent my passport and Irish licence to the DVLA along with the form and some passport photos and had my UK license back in a few days. Afaik you can't do it at DVLA local offices but you can go to the Swansea office in person to do it.

You can as I did it in the DVLA office in Wimbledon.

JoseJones

Maybe certain offices do it then, I definitely couldn't do it at my local office in Chester.