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Driving Test In The UK From Abroad??
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Thu Mar 26, 2009 7:23 pmby musicmad
Hi,
I'm an ex-pat from the Uk been living abroad some years now but I'm wanting to return to the UK to pass my driving test. Seeing as i don't live there permanently anymore does anybody know if there would be any issues in returning to the UK to pass the test?? i have relative's i can stay with which will provide me with a full UK address.
Regards
Musicworld.
Re: Driving Test In The UK From Abroad??
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Fri Mar 27, 2009 10:07 amby ROG
There have been slight changes to the theory test within the last couple of years - are you aware of them ?
Re: Driving Test In The UK From Abroad??
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Fri Mar 27, 2009 11:29 amby GS
musicmad wrote:Hi,
I'm an ex-pat from the Uk been living abroad some years now but I'm wanting to return to the UK to pass my driving test. Seeing as i don't live there permanently anymore does anybody know if there would be any issues in returning to the UK to pass the test?? i have relative's i can stay with which will provide me with a full UK address.
Regards
Musicworld.
I thought that you had to be a UK resident, and have been in this country a certain amount of time before you can take the UK test, but I may be wrong. Using a relative's address is not counted as UK residency.
Re: Driving Test In The UK From Abroad??
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Fri Mar 27, 2009 11:42 amby MGF
Residency is essential and being an ex-pat means you cannot satisfy this test unless of course you choose to return to the UK indefinately.
Re: Driving Test In The UK From Abroad??
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Fri Mar 27, 2009 2:57 pmby zadocbrown
musicmad wrote:Hi,
I'm an ex-pat from the Uk been living abroad some years now but I'm wanting to return to the UK to pass my driving test. Seeing as i don't live there permanently anymore does anybody know if there would be any issues in returning to the UK to pass the test?? i have relative's i can stay with which will provide me with a full UK address.
Regards
Musicworld.
Why do you want to pass a uk test if you don't live here? Where are you based? Wouldn't an EU/international license be more useful?
Re: Driving Test In The UK From Abroad??
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Fri Mar 27, 2009 6:43 pmby musicmad
So the answer to my question is that if i don't reside in the UK permanently i don't qualify to pass the driving test and gain a UK driving License??
Re: Driving Test In The UK From Abroad??
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Sat Mar 28, 2009 8:47 amby ROG
musicmad wrote:So the answer to my question is that if i don't reside in the UK permanently i don't qualify to pass the driving test and gain a UK driving License??
I think that is generally the case but there are also those that are allowed to do the test if they live here for a certain percentage of the year - not sure of the exact details - perhaps a call to DVLA may clear things up - 01792 782 341.
Re: Driving Test In The UK From Abroad??
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Sat Mar 28, 2009 12:49 pmby MGF
I think non-UK residents who are EU residents may extend their driver entitlement eg car to HGV having lived here for 6 months in the last 12 but if you need a car licence you need to apply in your country of residence.
Re: Driving Test In The UK From Abroad??
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Sun Mar 29, 2009 6:33 pmby musicmad
Thanks for your response's.. would anyone know what the shortest time would be to enter and pass a driving crash course in the UK? I've been told a driving school in blackpool can provide crash courses. Does anybody know anywhere in Bristol that does the same thing??
Re: Driving Test In The UK From Abroad??
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Sun Mar 29, 2009 10:01 pmby Ynot
Taken from "Driving in Great Britain (GB) as a visitor or a new resident"
Taking a test
If you want to take a GB driving test you must normally live in GB. If you have moved to GB recently from another EC/EEA country, you must have lived in GB for 185 days in the 12 months before you can apply for a driving test and a full licence.
For the full document:
http://www.dvla.gov.uk/media/pdf/leaflets/inf38.pdfTony
Re: Driving Test In The UK From Abroad??
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Mon Mar 30, 2009 1:57 pmby musicmad
Thanks for your reply.. but regarding my last post concerning the crash course would anyone have any previous experience with this??
Re: Driving Test In The UK From Abroad??
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Mon Mar 30, 2009 2:08 pmby jont
musicmad wrote:Thanks for your reply.. but regarding my last post concerning the crash course would anyone have any previous experience with this??
I think ADIs in general are short of work at the moment, so you may well find that if you contact some in the Bristol area they may be willing to provide a week long intensive course. However the problem may be that if you're not resident and don't have a theory test pass certificate you can't book the practical exam, so what would be the point of an intensive course?
I imagine most courses would be a week long, but no-one is going to want to guarantee whether that will be sufficient time as everyone learns at a different pace.
Re: Driving Test In The UK From Abroad??
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Mon Mar 30, 2009 3:06 pmby zadocbrown
I'm always amazed how many people can ask for a
crash course in driving, and keep a straight face.
Maybe that's where we're going wrong......
Re: Driving Test In The UK From Abroad??
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Sun May 24, 2009 9:17 amby ExadiNigel
zadocbrown wrote:I'm always amazed how many people can ask for a
crash course in driving, and keep a straight face.
Maybe that's where we're going wrong......
Must admit I couldn't stop a cynical smile from appearing!
If you get your theory sorted then contact me I am happy to supply an intensive course in teh Bristol area.
Nigel