bloodnock wrote:
Chris the Fish wrote:
Sussex wrote:
He needs to have had a full UK license for 12 months to be able to get a license.
I'm intrigued, where does it say that?
It would fly in the face of the EU who insist on free movement of labour for a start. I think that holding a driving licence for a year from any EU country would be the best that could be insisted upon.
I am not saying I disagree with it in principle, but currently it would surely be unenforceable.
But that free movement rule only applies to People from within the European union...The Original article didn't say where he came from, may well have been Kyrgyzstan for all we know and EU rules would mean bugger all.
You are quite right Bloodnock - I thought it was clear that I had meant within the EU - I agree that the original article did not specify the origin of the chap(ess) asking for insurance.
A UK licence isn't even required to become Hackney or PH, in Plymouth applicants for first issue or renewal have to sign a request to the DVLA, to show the driving history that would have, if driving on a UK Licence.
Now if insurance companies were to insist on a UK Driving Licence being held - and I am not aware of any reason why they should not - an awful lot of potential problems would be avoided.