Test drive reminder - bring your licence please

[M-A8]

There is a question for you, I have foreign EU license so only plastic and no paperwork, surely this isn't a problem or is it??

They can't refuse the test drive if you still have a valid driving license surely?!?!

I could bring council tax bill or whatever with me but no point as the address on the DL is different anyway


If they will refuse me then sorry guys but I will have no choice then steal RS6 and abandon it somewhere when I'm finished with it, hopefully they will be able to recover it on time for others to have a go

[tintin]

Common sense should be applied here for everyone: if you've got the paper details, then please bring them in paper format, with copies as requested. If you haven't got one (either because you're already away, and haven't brought it, or because you have a non-UK licence), then clearly you can't produce this.

I'd expect the vehicle provider to take an equally common sense approach, though the more information we provide from those who have these details, the more likely they are to do this

[HPsauce]

Originally Posted by tintin

I'd expect the vehicle provider to take an equally common sense approach

which should tell them that if we have an old school paper licence then by definition it is "clean".

[sarg]

Originally Posted by M-A8

There is a question for you, I have foreign EU license so only plastic and no paperwork, surely this isn't a problem or is it??

They can't refuse the test drive if you still have a valid driving license surely?!?!

Marcin, you are obliged to swap your EU licence for a UK one within 12 months of moving here, you could face a sizable fine if caught buddy. It is relatively hassle free and doesn't cost much, get on it buddy.

I won't be able to make it sadly. Was going to try to get over to try the RS3, but being as that car is no longer going and I can't find my counterpart anyway, then I'm passing.

Have a great weekend all, and message me if anyone fancies a cuppa on the way home past Rugby

[The_Laird]

Originally Posted by M-A8

surely?!?!

I could bring council tax bill or whatever with me but no point as the address on the DL is different anyway

That's an offence too!

I don't rate your chances of a test drive Marcin.

[Delboy]

Don't worry Marcin the back seats are quite spacious, just don't want to hear are we there yet from the back.

[oldnick]

Originally Posted by sarg

Marcin, you are obliged to swap your EU licence for a UK one within 12 months of moving here, you could face a sizable fine if caught buddy. It is relatively hassle free and doesn't cost much, get on it buddy.

I won't be able to make it sadly. Was going to try to get over to try the RS3, but being as that car is no longer going and I can't find my counterpart anyway, then I'm passing.

Have a great weekend all, and message me if anyone fancies a cuppa on the way home past Rugby

by EU law if you have a licence from any country in the european economic area [ EU + ] you are allowed to use that licence when you reside in any other EU country ....until it expires ; and last time I looked the uk was in the EU ; where you from marcin ?

and the counterpart is being a bit picky...as from the 8th june they become invalid ... throw them away [ if you can find it ] .... was always a stupid idea anyway

[sarg]

Originally Posted by oldnick

by EU law if you have a licence from any country in the european economic area [ EU + ] you are allowed to use that licence when you reside in any other EU country ....until it expires ; and last time I looked the uk was in the EU ; where you from marcin ?

and the counterpart is being a bit picky...as from the 8th june they become invalid ... throw them away [ if you can find it ] .... was always a stupid idea anyway

Maybe it changed, SWMBO had an EU licence and had to swap it after 12 months a few years back, fact. It's still an offence to have the wrong address on your licence though.

You are quite right about the counterpart, which is exactly why I haven't bothered ordering a duplicate, but the test drive weekend is 30th May, the law changes 8th June, the dealer is well within their rights to insist on the counterpart at this time.

[oldnick]

Originally Posted by sarg

Maybe it changed, SWMBO had an EU licence and had to swap it after 12 months a few years back, fact. It's still an offence to have the wrong address on your licence though.

You are quite right about the counterpart, which is exactly why I haven't bothered ordering a duplicate, but the test drive weekend is 30th May, the law changes 8th June, the dealer is well within their rights to insist on the counterpart at this time.

no , the law has been the same for a long time ; I have a uk licence which I have used for 26 years in france , been queried by the gendarmerie several times [ lots of speed cameras in france ] but when they checked I was always within my rights ; the address on the licence has to remain in the country in which it is issued
if , however , you get a points offence in the country where you live the gendarmerie tell me that they can insist you change, whether or not that is correct I cannot say ; suffice it say that I never did !

[sarg]

I really can't be bothered to argue about it.

I know what we had to do, IN THE UK, end of.

I know it is an endorsable offence, IN THE UK, to have the wrong address on your licence, it must be your permanent current residence, end of.