I hold a full UK license which runs until 2015. I've sold my UK property (the address to which UK license is linked) and will now be living between USA and Ireland, spending from 2-4 months at a stretch in each place throughout the year (husband is American with commitments there).
Is my UK driver's license still valid for use in EU? The UK online system for updating information specifies "UK addresses only" and I notice Edinburgh is considered to be in the UK for this purpose........so maybe Wales and Ireland, given the degree of traffic, 'special relationship' etc?
If you’re moving abroad, you can’t register your new address on your British driving licence. Contact the driving licence authority in your new country of residence.
The UK online system for updating information specifies "UK addresses only" and I notice Edinburgh is considered to be in the UK for this purpose........so maybe Wales and Ireland, given the degree of traffic, 'special relationship' etc?
If you intend to buy a car in Ireland and insure it here, you may have to have a valid Irish license. A UK license can be transfered to an Irish license. Do you have an Irish address of a close relative that you can use for this purpose, if necessary.
AFAIK - your UK driving licence is valid for Ireland. I returned to Ireland 10 years ago and went to surrender my licence and was told by the local authority that I would not need to do so. I mentioned that the address would be incorrect - my old UK address and was told that the requirement is to give a correct address if challenged.
Hi 26cb - Appreciate you taking the time to respond and it would be gratifying if this is true. The language of the Irish licensing authority website seems to support that, since they will swap any EU license up to 10 years after it expires and is 'invalid'!
Do I need to go to the County Council in the area where I'm buying the property and check out if your solution would still hold?
It feels as if we are all getting tied up in more and more rules and regulations, bureaucracy gone crazy.............and costing money at every turn.
You have a valid UK license until 2015. You can hire a car in Ireland or get insured in a car here until then. If you buy a car, check the exact requirements of the insurance company wrt UK license or a lapsed license to reassure yourself [snip].............Also, no-one will care if the address on your license is incorrect. No-one in Ireland gets their license updated when they move house.
There are 1000's of people driving in Ireland on UK and other EU licences, most of them will have severed all ties with their home countries. I don't believe for a minute that all those licences are invalid.
So if you maintain an address there are no issues?
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