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Guernsey - Exchange a Foreign Driving License

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ProcedureEdit

  1. The Environment Department is able to exchange full licences issued by many countries, including the United Kingdom, and European Union member states at any time, provided that the application for exchange is for a current licence or for a licence that has expired no more than five years previously.
  2. If you do not exchange your licence within five years from the date of its expiry, or if the Department does not have an exchange agreement with the country in which your licence was issued, then you will be required to take and pass a driving test (including the theory test) before you can be issued with a full Guernsey licence.
  3. You must surrender any overseas issued licence upon application for a full Guernsey licence. Overseas issued licences are sent back to the issuing authority for cancellation.



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Required DocumentsEdit

  • Completed application form
  • Current driver's license issued abroad



Office Locations & ContactsEdit

Vehicle Registration & Licensing Department (VRLD)

PO Box 145, Bulwer Avenue, St Sampsons, GY1 3HY, Channel Islands

Tel: +44 1481 243400

Fax: +44 1481 241177

Driver and Vehicle Licensing

Environment Department

PO Box 145, Bulwer Avenue, St Sampson's, GY1 3HY

Tel: +44 (01481) 243400

Fax: +44 (01481) 241177



EligibilityEdit

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FeesEdit

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ValidityEdit

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InstructionsEdit

Since Monday, 4th April 2011 all holders of a driving licence issued in the Bailiwick of Guernsey have been subject to an identification check. An identification check is only required on the first issue, or first alteration, of a licence.

In practice, this means that all applicants seeking to:

  • take out a new or renew a licence;
  • exchange an overseas licence;
  • obtain a duplicate licence; or
  • alter personal details on a licence (such as a change of address)

will need to fulfil the requirements for identification checking.

Broadly speaking, there are three methods by which an applicant or licence holder can meet the requirements. When next the individual needs to renew or alter the details on his / her driving licence, he / she can:

  • Visit the Environment Department offices at Bulwer Avenue and, together with a completed Driving Licence Application form (DL11.2) , (which may be downloaded or obtainable from the Department), present his / her passport. The page bearing the photograph and signature will be scanned and the document returned. A new licence will be issued and will bear a date that will indicate it has been ID checked.

Or

  • Visit the Environment Department offices at Bulwer Avenue and together with a completed Driving Licence Application form (DL11.2)and ID Check Application form (DLID11) , which may be downloaded from the list of application forms or obtainable from the Department, present his / her original birth or adoption certificate, together with two authenticated (the official term is attested) photographs. The certificate will be scanned and returned to the individual. If the document that is presented does not bear the holder's current name then original documentation showing a change of name (such as a marriage certificate) must also be presented.

Or

  • Complete the Driving Licence Application form (DL11.2) and ID Check Application form (DLID11) , which may be downloaded from the list of application forms or obtainable from the Department, and send in authenticated colour photocopies of either a passport or a birth certificate (plus photographs).



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1. Date of Birth.
2. City or County of Birth.



Need for the DocumentEdit

New residents to the Island, who already have a driving licence issued in another jurisdiction, will need to apply to exchange their foreign licence for a Guernsey licence within one year of arriving.



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