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Driving Licences: Foreign Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact on road safety in the UK of her Department’s policy allowing people who obtained their driving license abroad to drive in the UK for 12 months without obtain

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
2 Dec 2025
Target answer date
8 Dec 2025
Answer
9 Dec 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 2 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact on road safety in the UK of her Department’s policy allowing people who obtained their driving license abroad to drive in the UK for 12 months without obtain

  2. 8 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 9 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    Foreign visitors to the UK are permitted to drive cars and motorcycles for up to 12 months without needing to exchange their licences or take a test. This system was established in 1909 and has remained in place under all recent governments, including the...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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