What did you do with your UK Driving License?

[guest3462]

My husband got his SA driving licence this week and they just gave him his UK one back, fully intact and free to use it if he needs to in the UK. I am still on my UK licence and really need to think about changing it. I lost my UK one when we moved to Oz, and they would only send a replacement to an address which is on the licence in the UK. Thankfully we still had mail redirection!!!

[sunnydays]

Thanks for all the replies! I had thought about the address as if in Oz when renewing the picture they would only return it to a UK address. I am still in the UK just now so will call them today and ask the question, will post later with what they say!

Cheers;)

[WhatNow?]

legally you have to give up your UK license when getting your SA one, some centres wont take your old one off you (or punch a hole in it like they did mine), but the law is you have to give it up.

This is absolutely not true! I had heard this used to be done and my sister lost her like this several years ago, so when I had mine converted, I asked at the central Service SA on North Terrace and was told that they are not allowed to take your UK licence off you!

[lynsteve]

[QUOTE=adelaidenow;142419]But you can have a UK and Aus passport, having both is handy, saves time at airports QUOTE]

when we landed at heathrow last month took all of 10 minutes to go through with our australian passport and we were at the back

stevo

[adelaidenow]

This is absolutely not true! I had heard this used to be done and my sister lost her like this several years ago, so when I had mine converted, I asked at the central Service SA on North Terrace and was told that they are not allowed to take your UK licence off you!

As I said, some service centre staff don't know the rules.

Your post is the one that is so not true.

The fact is, it is illegal to hold 2 driving licenses. Say you are disqualified in Aus for drink driving and you still have your UK one, you would just use that.....think about it.

[adelaidenow]

It would have been 3 minutes with a UK one. :)

If going to some European countries you need a visa with an Aus passport, whereas a UK one you don't.

[snivag]

Say you are disqualified in Aus for drink driving and you still have your UK one, you would just use that.....think about it.

It would have your name on it and they could look on their system and see your Oz licence is disqualified, they are not completely daft!!

[adelaidenow]

It would have your name on it and they could look on their system and see your Oz licence is disqualified, they are not completely daft!!

But my name is John Smith....we wouldn't all be disqualified

The law is the law.

[HEAPS GOOD !!!]

If your on PR i think your supposed to obtain an SA licence within 3 months of arriving here....

HG

[adelaidenow]

If your on PR i think your supposed to obtain an SA licence within 3 months of arriving here....

HG

That is 100% true, but others mistakenly believe you don't have to give up your UK one as well.