Getting Car Ins For Tw On A Settlement Visa In Uk

[theoldgit]

Which she didn't, thefore the requirement as above.

You are of course correct, I had forgotton that the lady concerned had been in the UK in excess of 12 months, sorry all.

[LivinLOS]

Holding an international driving permit does not change this; in fact an IDP does not confer any extra rights or privileges that a Thai licence doesn't already give.

This oft repeated comment isnt correct.. There are many countries that do not accept a license on its own that do accept the license and IDP package.

[7by7]

Her driving instructor had to check with her insurance company to make sure that lessons are OK with an international drivers licence. Apparently if you get a UK licence of any type it superceeds an international one so driving unaccompanied becomes an issue.

When I was an instructor, following the advice of the school I originally worked for, I would not give a foreign licence holder lessons in my car unless they had a UK provisional as well; because of the uncertainty over the insurance issue. All my colleagues were, and as far as I know still are, the same.

Provided they have not exceeded the 12 months in the UK then a foreign licence holder can drive unaccompanied using their foreign licence, even though they may also have a UK provisional.

Holding an international driving permit does not change this; in fact an IDP does not confer any extra rights or privileges that a Thai licence doesn't already give.

This oft repeated comment isnt correct.. There are many countries that do not accept a license on its own that do accept the license and IDP package.

It is correct in the UK; and it is the UK that we are discussing.