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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.
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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 !