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Driving Licences: Foreign Nationals

Asked by Mr Richard HoldenConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 18 September 2025UIN 76336

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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the consultation outcome entitled Exchange of car driving licences issued in Moldova, published on 9 July 2025, whether her Department plans to review the 12-month period during which drivers

Answered by Simon Lightwood

My department does not currently have any plans to review the 12-month exchange period during which drivers from non-EU, or non-EEA countries may drive in Great Britain without exchanging their licence.

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