For anyone who\u2019s interested, I recently had a pupil who was driving on their full licence from another country inside the 12 month period they are allowed. They had a UK provisional licence, and were taking their test in their own car.<\/p>\n
The question arose over what would happen if they failed their test. Would they be legally allowed to drive away?<\/p>\n
I emailed DVLA, and they replied:<\/p>\n
A non GB licence holder can still drive for up to 12 months regardless of a UK test failure.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Essentially, they could fail their test 20 times and still be allowed to drive alone on their non-UK licence inside that 12 months as long as the licence remained valid. I know that will get a lot of Brexiters hot under the collar, but it\u2019s the way it is.<\/p>\n
It is not<\/strong> voided when they obtain a provisional licence, which makes sense, since the intended purpose of that 12 month period is to give them time to pass a UK test.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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