How to Exchange Your Foreign Driver’s. EU or EEE country driver’s licence; New Zealand; South Africa. I have a Canadian driver’s license from British. ABC of Converting Driver License in. On reaching South Africa I aproached Centurion testing centre to exchange it to a South African drivers license only to. The permission to drive a car in South Africa with a foreign driving license If you are coming as an international to South Africa you definitely need a car to.

I have a SA drivers licence,but want to convert it to a UK one, how would i go about doing this in the UK? My actual licence card is currently in South Africa as i had to apply for a new one, since the last expired, and i heard they actually sen your SA licnce back to your home country, is this true?

I have a SA drivers licence,but want to convert it to a UK one, how would i go about doing this in the UK? My actual licence card is currently in South Africa as i had to apply for a new one, since the last expired, and i heard they actually sen your SA licnce back to your home country, is this true? Di i need my SA one in UK to convert?

I do have the expired card if that helps. Best Answer: This is a long answer but please read as you obviously have been badly misinformed 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. Above applies to all none EU residents and students More simply put you CANNOT CONVERT IT.

You have to take and pass a test in GB. They will do nothing with your old SA licence. Hi I know this is an old post but for the purpose of people needing information in the future i can confirm that TIMBO is incorrect!

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If you have a driving licence issued within the European Economic Area (all EU countries plus Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway), you can drive within the UK for as long as your licence remains valid. If you have a driving licence issued in one of the so-called ‘designated’ countries (listed below), you need to exchange your licence for a British license to be able to drive in the UK for more than 12 months. The designated countries are: Australia, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, Japan, Monaco, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Switzerland and Zimbabwe.

If you hold a driving licence issued by any country not listed above, then you will need to pass a British driving test in order to continue driving in the UK beyond the initial 12-month period. Converting your licence Foreigners who are permanently resident in the UK and are not required to pass a British driving test (as explained above) may exchange their licence for a British licence. To do so you need to collect an application form (known as a D1 form) from any British post office and send it to the Driving and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA): DVLA,Swansea SA99 1BT Any further information you might need about driving in Britain is available on the DVLA’s website:. Check out this useful infographic which is. If you have a driving licence issued within the European Economic Area (all EU countries plus Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway), you can drive within the UK for as long as your licence remains valid. If you have a driving licence issued in one of the so-called ‘designated’ countries (listed below), you need to exchange your licence for a British license to be able to drive in the UK for more than 12 months.