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Driving : UK licence

Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2020 8:48pm
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PeterG

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Hi - I’m sure this question has been asked already . Am I right, I can still hire a car with my UK licence up to the end of October ? 

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Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2020 9:20pm

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Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2020 9:20pm

Yes.  Still part of the EU.

I’m not sure whether it’ll change after December either (there are a couple of people on here who will know)

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Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2020 8:51pm

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Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2020 8:51pm

PeterG wrote on Thu Jul 23, 2020 8:48pm:

Hi - I’m sure this question has been asked already . Am I right, I can still hire a car with my UK licence up to the end of October ? 

Yep, you are good up until end of December, when transition period ends.

After that, I believe you will need an IDP as well as licence if you want to hire a car.  (It’s worth contacting the various car hire companies and just making certain they are not already requesting an IDP - they shouldn’t be buuuuuuut ......)

chrisso50

Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2020 12:03pm

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Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2020 12:03pm

PeterG wrote on Thu Jul 23, 2020 8:48pm:

Hi - I’m sure this question has been asked already . Am I right, I can still hire a car with my UK licence up to the end of October ? 

Yes. Although we left the EU and ‘got Brexit done’ on 31 January, we are still in the Transitional period until 31 December. After that date visitors/tourists can still use U.K. licences but will also need an International Driving Permit - from local post office.

Chris

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