sorry!!
ok i swear this is my last post for the night.. but i jsut talked to my mum and she looked up for me about driving in the UK on a foreign liscence.. b/c soon (i think) i will be getting a cheap-o car.. in order to get to and from work.. now i had been hoping that i could drive here on my US liscence and then if i got pulled over kinda claim innocence :) but everyone told me i needed to pass the driving test here etc.. so i was thinking it would still take a while.. but ... tonight we found this
Residents
If you are the holder of an ordinary driving licence (car, moped, motorcycle entitlement) and provided your licence remains valid, you can drive any category of small vehicle shown on your licence for up to 12 months from the time you became resident. To ensure continuous driving entitlement a provisional GB licence must have been obtained and a driving test(s) passed before the 12-month period elapses. If you obtain a provisional licence during this period, you are not subject to provisional licence conditions eg displaying 'L' plates or being supervised by a qualified driver or being precluded from motorways.
However, if you do not pass a test within the 12-month concessionary period you will not be allowed to drive as a full licence holder and provisional licence conditions will apply. If you do not apply for a provisional licence within the first 12 months you must stop driving and obtain a British provisional licence with a view to passing a driving test. Provisional licence conditions will then apply.
If you are the holder of a vocational licence (minibus, bus, lorry entitlement) and a new resident, you must not drive large vehicles until you have passed the relevant GB driving test. Driving test candidates are required to pass a motor car (category B) test first before applying for provisional entitlement for larger vehicles.
from the website... http://www.direct.gov.uk/Motoring/fs/en?cids=Google_PPC&cre=Motorists&gclid=CKCy57zljYgCFRdgMAodaiK_Bg
so could someone just re-read it over (if you have a chance) and see what you think it means... i think it means i can drive here with my florida liscence for up to 12 months, in which time i need to pass a test here... mum thinks it means i can drive here with a liscenced driver with me (like having your permit in the US) ... hummm
either way now im even more excited!!!
yea!!! ok off to shower and stop bothering all of my LJ friends :)
~KT
Residents
If you are the holder of an ordinary driving licence (car, moped, motorcycle entitlement) and provided your licence remains valid, you can drive any category of small vehicle shown on your licence for up to 12 months from the time you became resident. To ensure continuous driving entitlement a provisional GB licence must have been obtained and a driving test(s) passed before the 12-month period elapses. If you obtain a provisional licence during this period, you are not subject to provisional licence conditions eg displaying 'L' plates or being supervised by a qualified driver or being precluded from motorways.
However, if you do not pass a test within the 12-month concessionary period you will not be allowed to drive as a full licence holder and provisional licence conditions will apply. If you do not apply for a provisional licence within the first 12 months you must stop driving and obtain a British provisional licence with a view to passing a driving test. Provisional licence conditions will then apply.
If you are the holder of a vocational licence (minibus, bus, lorry entitlement) and a new resident, you must not drive large vehicles until you have passed the relevant GB driving test. Driving test candidates are required to pass a motor car (category B) test first before applying for provisional entitlement for larger vehicles.
from the website... http://www.direct.gov.uk/Motoring/fs/en?cids=Google_PPC&cre=Motorists&gclid=CKCy57zljYgCFRdgMAodaiK_Bg
so could someone just re-read it over (if you have a chance) and see what you think it means... i think it means i can drive here with my florida liscence for up to 12 months, in which time i need to pass a test here... mum thinks it means i can drive here with a liscenced driver with me (like having your permit in the US) ... hummm
either way now im even more excited!!!
yea!!! ok off to shower and stop bothering all of my LJ friends :)
~KT