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From EU: UK driving license: keep both?

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From EU: UK driving license: keep both?

Post by lolopic » Tue May 03, 2016 9:57 pm

Hello,

I have a European driving license and I'd like to apply for the British driving license. I have the D1 form here almost completed.

What I can't clearly see: do they keep my European driving license? I understand that I have to send it: is it for verification or they keep it?

Probably anyone who did it before will know how it went.

Thank you!

Lolo

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Re: From EU: UK driving license: keep both?

Post by lolopic » Tue May 03, 2016 10:10 pm

I've found the answer in a leaflet that I didn't take it from the envelope. It says "If you exchange your non-UK license you must send us your current one. We cannot return it to you.".

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Re: From EU: UK driving license: keep both?

Post by Wanderer » Wed May 04, 2016 10:34 am

You have to return it otherwise folk would declare their foreign licence which DLVA can't (or couldn't) put points on thereby escaping court/a ban.

I tried it with my Irish licence, got a copy of my UK one (said I lost it) and kept it with my Irish one. DVLA cottoned on now though, electronic records now, old one is revoked on exchange.
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