Driving Licences: New Zealand
Commons · Question 92963 · 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, what assessment the Department has made of the potential impact on New Zealand citizens living in the UK of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency’s current policy on licence exchange, particularly in relation
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...