car insurance

Re: car insurance

patrick murphy — Thu, 05 May 2011 13:36:45 GMT

thank you for your helpful posts. I did not know that you could do a swap, as when I first arrived on these shores I had to pass a driver's test after 6 months. the only problem is that if the license is say from canada, you must provide proof that your original test was in a manual transmission car, otherwise they just give you a license to drive an automatic.

Re: car insurance

Bob Russell — Thu, 05 May 2011 11:30:50 GMT

On the occasions locums have driven my car the additional premiums have been small - I think about £50 last time as long as their licence is comparable to an EC one and they have been accident free. If premiums are higher because of driving record they are not driving my car!

Re: car insurance

Martin Atkinson — Wed, 04 May 2011 17:23:43 GMT

I'd have more of problem providing a locum with their own car before I started worrying about insurance premiums!!

Re: car insurance

Stephen Courtney — Wed, 04 May 2011 16:54:52 GMT

The same £50 will provide a full UK license. most people from Commonwealth backgrounds can simply exchange their foreign license for a UK one. some folk have to take the UK test, in which case they have to get the provisional license first.

A locum who does not have an EU license is at a disadvantage, I would have thought.

Re: car insurance

Mark Hedberg — Wed, 04 May 2011 16:45:58 GMT

No force needed; provisional license costs £50 and much cheaper to insure. :)

Re: car insurance

Stephen Courtney — Wed, 04 May 2011 15:39:14 GMT

It is fairly easy to do a direct swap for certain foreign drivers licenses, you fill in a form, submit with fee and old license, photographs and passport, and new shiny UK license arrives.

The foreign license will cause trouble wherever she goes, make her swap it - or make her pay for the extra insurance premium.