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Confiscate photocard license when banned?
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post Thu, 15 May 2008 - 09:56
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Hi Everyone,

If you attend a magistrates court and receive a short ban for speeding, do they physically take your photocard licence, stopping you from using it as valid photo ID or driving in other countries around the world?

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Pete D
post Thu, 15 May 2008 - 10:47
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No body on this forum would suggest that if you are banned that you drive a car away from the court or drive in another country until the ban has passed and your licence re-instated. Pete D
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post Thu, 15 May 2008 - 12:14
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Why ever not?

If you are banned in this country, that is where your ban applies. Nothing at all to prevent you driving in the rest of the world.
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Pete D
post Thu, 15 May 2008 - 13:19
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Only if you have a valid licence in that country. I had a member of staff that was banned and he could not hire a car in another country (Europe ) so I had to repatriate him. A ban is 'no valid licence' Pete D

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The Rookie
post Thu, 15 May 2008 - 13:40
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Correct a ban in your home country means your licence is no longer valid anywhere else (obvioulsy for say a French licence holder, a ban in the UK is only effective in the UK), thats why most of the top motorsport guys have 2 EU licences, get banned and you can still drive on the other one elsewhere - Colin McRea's second licence was Swedish from memory!

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post Thu, 15 May 2008 - 13:53
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Can a UK citizen "upgrade" to an EU licence?

If so, what would stop a UK citizen driving whilst abroad, using their EU licence?

It all seems administratively a grey area. Poles and Czechs drive here by using their EU licence. They are entitled to apply for a UK licence without taking any test as their EU licence is valid throughout the EEC / EU area. They are not obliged to do this, being EU citizens.

I have looked at the Directgov.gov.uk site and it only says that the upgrade for UK citizens is "planned".
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post Thu, 15 May 2008 - 14:16
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You have to genuinely, 'live' in the country you are applying in for 90 days or is it 180 I forget and if you have a banned licence then you have to take their test. Pete D
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post Thu, 15 May 2008 - 14:26
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An 'EU' licence is a licence issued by an EU country, we all have 'EU' licences, the EU itself does not issue licences AFAIK. Under EU law a licence issued and valid in any EU country is legal in the whole EU.

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