Visitors
You may drive vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes and with up to 8 passenger seats, provided your full licence or driving permit remains valid for up to 12 months from the date of entering the United Kingdom. However, you may only drive large vehicles which have been registered outside GB and which you have driven into the country.
UK Residents
Ordinary licence holders
Provided your full licence remains valid, you can drive any category of small vehicle shown on your licence for up to 12 months from the time you became resident. To ensure continuous driving entitlement a provisional GB licence must have been obtained and a driving test(s) passed before the 12 month period elapses. If you obtain a provisional licence during this period, you are not subject to provisional licence conditions e.g. displaying `L' plates or being supervised by a qualified driver or being precluded from motorways.
However, if you do not pass a test within the 12 month concessionary period you will not be allowed to drive as a full licence holder and provisional licence conditions will apply.
If you do not apply for a provisional licence within the first 12 months you must stop driving and obtain a British provisional licence with a view to passing a driving test. Provisional licence conditions will then apply.
Prerequisite for this course is, you must have passed the theory test, and have good driving experience
The Course
Basically consist of 10 hours of training, and 2 hours for the driving test. The course will start on a Monday through to Friday, 2 hours a day, and taking the test on the Saturday or Monday.
You will be loaned a training kit for the duration of the course. The kit consists of all books and information needed to support the practical training. All of the driving syllabus will be covered, so you should be able to take and pass the test.
