Driving Licences: New Zealand
Commons · Question 92961 · Tabled 20 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Rosindell
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, a) for what reason the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency no longer accepts verification from the New Zealand Transport Agency confirming that a driver has passed a manual transmission driving test, and b) whe
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 27 Nov 2025
There have been no changes in policy relating to New Zealand driving licences being exchanged for a GB equivalent. It has always been the case that a GB licence to drive manual vehicles can only be issued in exchange for a New Zealand licence when confirm...