What did you do with your UK Driving License?

**sunnydays** · 05-09-2010, 05:35 PM

Hi

I was just wondering...if you emegrate on a permanent basis and your UK driving license picture (which needs to be renewed every 10years) is due for renewal did you bother or did you let it go out of date - I have noticed that if you let it go out of date then you need to resit your driving test if you were ever to try and renew at a later date!!

It was bad enough at 17 never mind a good 20 - 30 years later when you have picked up loads of bad habits!! I also wondered if you can renew your picture while resident in another country??

Thanks for any advice and help with this!!:o

**scooterdan** · 05-09-2010, 11:53 PM

Im not sure but maybe they have the same rules as here where you can take your full licence to the UK and convert to Uk again!??

Anyone confirm or deny this?

**lynsteve** · 06-09-2010, 12:28 AM

mine went in the bin, didn't need it anymore, no point

stevo

**ian mc** · 06-09-2010, 01:02 AM

I have still got mine just in case I ever go back to live in the UK again or stay for a long period of time The only thing is I don't know where I put it but its in the house somewhere.

**Riponian** · 06-09-2010, 01:13 AM

My husbands pic has gone out of date too and don't think he will be renewing it if we were to ever go back I am sure we can transfer our aussie ones back again or something...

**wijaya** · 06-09-2010, 01:31 AM

Hi there
I think it depends where you are at the moment. If you already live in Oz, probably it is not necessary, because you always could change your Oz licence to UK one if you decide to go back to live there. My UK licence needed to be change in August with a new photo. With only £ 10, I got a new one, and I think it is handy because it could be used as an ID in other country as well like I used in Singapore and Indonesia before arriving in Oz.

Regards

**adelaidenow** · 06-09-2010, 01:34 AM

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.

**Riponian** · 06-09-2010, 01:36 AM

oh yeah I remember reading about that oh well I hope we never need it!

**cornish Busdriver** · 06-09-2010, 02:50 AM

Im waiting for another 2 years when i can become an aussie citizen then gonna have a uk passport burning party and burn it at the same time.

**adelaidenow** · 06-09-2010, 02:55 AM

But you can have a UK and Aus passport, having both is handy, saves time at airports and you never know when you may need another one.

We are talking about holding multiple Driving Licenses which has nothing to do with being a citizen or passport holding, maybe start a thread about passport burning? Although burning plastic is not environmentally friendly.......