Insuring non-UK Drivers

[JD82]

Is it possible to insure someone with a French driving license on my UK car? Current insurer (General Accident) won't...

These are ex-pats with British passports, French residency and licenses.

Thanks

[parabolica]

Interested in the answer to this as I’m going to have to swap my license for a Dutch one soon and they apparently invalidate my UK one and send it back to the DVLA. Only just occurred this might have knock on consequences for the cars I have in the UK that are still insured whilst I’m away, and also at renewal when it asked how long you’ve held a UK license for.

[LactoseJoe]

parabolica said:

Interested in the answer to this as I’m going to have to swap my license for a Dutch one soon and they apparently invalidate my UK one and send it back to the DVLA. Only just occurred this might have knock on consequences for the cars I have in the UK that are still insured whilst I’m away, and also at renewal when it asked how long you’ve held a UK license for.

Is this true? I will be moving to the Netherlands soon and swapping for a Dutch license is on the agenda. A colleague of mine went - a Japanese license holder - and “swapped” his license but retained his Japanese one. The case in Japan is similar, I “converted” my license for a Japanese one but kept my U.K. one. If what you’re saying is true, I would use the Japanese license to exchange for a Dutch one.

As far as the OP’s question is concerned. I insured someone with a Spanish license as a named driver on my U.K. car earlier in the year. I’m with 1st Central on that car.

[parabolica]

LactoseJoe said:

Is this true? I will be moving to the Netherlands soon and swapping for a Dutch license is on the agenda. A colleague of mine went - a Japanese license holder - and “swapped” his license but retained his Japanese one. The case in Japan is similar, I “converted” my license for a Japanese one but kept my U.K. one. If what you’re saying is true, I would use the Japanese license to exchange for a Dutch one.

As far as the OP’s question is concerned. I insured someone with a Spanish license as a named driver on my U.K. car earlier in the year. I’m with 1st Central on that car.

clicky

See point 6 under This Is How It Works.

I don’t know if there is anything stopping you from doing the swap then reapplying for your UK license through DVLA. Suspect the DVLA probably do the same though.

ETA I’ve lived in several countries too and never had to lose my UK license to get the local one, but the Dutch seem to be very on top of this kind of thing.

Edited by parabolica on Tuesday 5th September 14:35

[LactoseJoe]

said:

Cheers. Probably works out pretty well, I have a diabolical mop in the U.K. license pic.

[Somebody]

I added my brother in law who is 3 years older than me as a named driver to the policy for 2 weeks when he came over to visit us. Insurer actually refunded me £1 for the priviledge!

[JD82]

Thanks all - sounds like I need to give GA a call or try a few others.

[andrebar]

parabolica said:

LactoseJoe said:

Is this true? I will be moving to the Netherlands soon and swapping for a Dutch license is on the agenda. A colleague of mine went - a Japanese license holder - and “swapped” his license but retained his Japanese one. The case in Japan is similar, I “converted” my license for a Japanese one but kept my U.K. one. If what you’re saying is true, I would use the Japanese license to exchange for a Dutch one.

As far as the OP’s question is concerned. I insured someone with a Spanish license as a named driver on my U.K. car earlier in the year. I’m with 1st Central on that car.

clicky

See point 6 under This Is How It Works.

I don’t know if there is anything stopping you from doing the swap then reapplying for your UK license through DVLA. Suspect the DVLA probably do the same though.

ETA I’ve lived in several countries too and never had to lose my UK license to get the local one, but the Dutch seem to be very on top of this kind of thing.

Edited by parabolica on Tuesday 5th September 14:35

DVLA do the same thing - think it’s an EU requirement that prevents anyone from legally having two different EU licences simultaneously. With the UK still being part of that agreement despite brexit.