Driving Licences: Foreign Nationals
Commons · Question 96336 · Tabled 2 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Vikki Slade
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
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 9 Dec 2025
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...