Driving licence

[babam]

Somebody know that how can i convert my hungarian driving licence in UK?

 

[radim]

get a form in post office.fill in and send to DVLA.cost £50 but no so sure as done mine ages ago.takes up to 10 days as u will be checked back in ur country for any driving convictions.

 

[Marksmithtiling]

Take a uk test !

 

[Perry]

convert it to what ?

 

[nybor62]

if u can legally drive on our roads with your license , why do u want to change or am i missing somet

 

[Dan]

As above I'm pretty sure you can drive on your license here (as you can drive around the world if you wanted to on any country's license - right?).

I think if you end up living here / driving here for a period of time you do need to obtain a UK license but I couldn't tell you how to go about that, radim seems to know though in post number 2.

 

[babam]

alright

 

[White Room]

I think it's a year before you go for a uk licence

 

[Marksmithtiling]

You can drive for a year in the uk from the time you entered on you Hungarian licence then you must take a uk test.There is no way I know of to "convert it to a uk licence" other than taking a test.

 

[Tony73]

I think it's a year before you go for a uk licence

I think you don't if you are part of EU?

 

[Tony73]

You can drive for a year in the uk from the time you entered on you Hungarian licence then you must take a uk test.There is no way I know of to "convert it to a uk licence" other than taking a test.

I didn't have to take test. just filled up form , send to DVLA with your existing licence

 

[White Room]

Driving in Great Britain (GB) on a licence issued in a European Community/European Economic Area (EC/EEA) country : Directgov - Motoring

 

[Tony73]

Exchanging your foreign driving licence : Directgov - Motoring

 

[Tony73]

you are faster :mad2:

 

[White Room]

I've had a lot of practice Tony:lol:

 

[Tony73]

i just need 22.696 more posts and will be as quick as you :hurray:

 

[Tony73]

sorry 22.693

 

[babam]

I say thank you for it to everybody

 

[Marksmithtiling]

I stand corrected ! No test !!! explains the standards of driving I encounter sometimes.

 

[jonnyc]

the greatest benefit of of changing your licence to uk is that your insurance will not be nearly as expensive.
if you actually declare you are a foreigner driving in this country on your own national licence you get heavily penalised.
sometimes they dont ask but i wouldnt want to be in a bad accident and then find i had a problem if i were you.
it has recently cost me an extra 1200 quid to have my romanian employee added as named driver!!!
the disadvantage for him and this may not apply to you if you are hungarian is that he will lose his romanian licence and then assumedly face a problem if he goes home for a bit as he does and has to get iinsurance in his own country with a uk licence, he may get penalised there.
my understanding having spoken to dvla was that my employee could continue to drive on his romanian licence here if it is an eu int licence.
best give them a call. they were very helpful when i called them.
better to speak direct than trawl through pages of gumfp .
and tony are you hungarian!!!

 

[Tony73]

I'M not, but part of EU same as babam

 

[radim]

he can keep hungarian licence but has to obtain green part of licence.that where his points will go...

 

[jonnyc]

come on ; why you being so coy.
i come from liverpool and not embarassed to say so!!!
you should be proud .
ive had 15 different nationalities work for me over years and we have some funny old times

 

[Tony73]

Depends why he want to change? advantage of uk licence is you have proof of address(you need it if you want to open bank account, get mobile phone contract etc.

 

[Tony73]

I'M from Lithuania and support Liverpool :rockon2:. and i'm gang member :lol: