Banned in the UK

[Grahameeboy]

ok might try that idea, Ta!

Why not just claim you have lost your licence and get a duplicate now so you have 2 licences. You hand in 1, keep the other for when you arrive in NZ.

As far as I know a UK licence is also an international licence. I always showed my old paper UK licence without problems.

[Ewan Oozarmy]

AFAIK: You can only use an international license for 12 months from the first time you enter NZ. If you first entered longer ago than that then you'll need a NZ license.

I've checked with the cops and the AA and both told me my UK license is valid here for 1 year from last point of entry.

[Mr Merde]

I've checked with the cops and the AA and both told me my UK license is valid here for 1 year from last point of entry.

Exactly and in reverse the NZ one is valid in the UK for 1 year from last date of entry. I just made sure that once a year I went to France for a day.

[90s]

Go the IOM way.

Learnt this when I was riding despatch in the UK. A lot of the professional riders have overseas licences.

Takes the cops about 6 months to prosecute a foriegn licence. Thats 6 months of paper work they dont want to do. (Mate of mine was in South Wales force on traffic and he told me to do this also).

Always ride with your foriegn licence. Most of the time the cops will give you a lecture and tell you to be on your way.

Is this why I was let off from speeding in Canada by a village people style cop? I thought he just liked me for me

[Geemsee]

Why not just claim you have lost your licence and get a duplicate now so you have 2 licences. You hand in 1, keep the other for when you arrive in NZ.

As far as I know a UK licence is also an international licence. I always showed my old paper UK licence without problems.

might try this idea too!!!!

[Skyryder]

I'm old school on this. If you have lost your licence in another country and as a result have no 'valid' licence to drive over here. Stay away. There's enough clods on the road over here as it is with out fucking imports coming over and 'deliberatly' breaking our laws.

Skyryder

[Grahameeboy]

I'm old school on this. If you have lost your licence in another country and as a result have no 'valid' licence to drive over here. Stay away. There's enough clods on the road over here as it is with out fucking imports coming over and 'deliberatly' breaking our laws.

Skyryder

I see your point, however, speeding is hardly clodding and plus who are we to preach

[Skyryder]

I see your point, however, speeding is hardly clodding and plus who are we to preach

I'm not preaching on the speeding far from it. But deliberately cirumventing our laws that's another story.

Skyryder

[Orangebox]

I am in the same position, and emailed DVLA.
A UK ban is ONLY a ban in the UK. It DOES NOT apply in other countries.

However, you have to surrender your licence to the court...

You will need an international drivers permit, and it would be totally illegal of me to suggest that you say that you've lost your licence and apply for a duplicate to produce in NZ. (Actually, you surrender the duplicate in the UK and keep your original for NZ).

12 month ban though... that's DWDCAA or Dangerous Driving. Oopsy.
Being represented at court for that level of offence is mandatory... MAKE SURE you, or a solicitor go, or you'll get arrested for non-attendance at a later date.

HTH.

[Geemsee]

I am in the same position, and emailed DVLA.
A UK ban is ONLY a ban in the UK. It DOES NOT apply in other countries.

However, you have to surrender your licence to the court...

You will need an international drivers permit, and it would be totally illegal of me to suggest that you say that you've lost your licence and apply for a duplicate to produce in NZ. (Actually, you surrender the duplicate in the UK and keep your original for NZ).

12 month ban though... that's DWDCAA or Dangerous Driving. Oopsy.
Being represented at court for that level of offence is mandatory... MAKE SURE you, or a solicitor go, or you'll get arrested for non-attendance at a later date.

HTH.

It was Dangerous (allegedly) though crossin a single solid white line at the end of an overtake (10m?) and 90 in a 60 on a quiet back road in hicksville is hardly wheelying past a school in the rain... in my humble opinion. I could be wrong though?!

First offence too, previously clean licence!

Ah England, birthplace of democracy..........my a*se!!

I will be attending court though, i don't fancy visiting the grey bar hotel!!

[Geemsee]

I'm not preaching on the speeding far from it. But deliberately cirumventing our laws that's another story.

Skyryder

So hang on a minute, circumventing laws = NO, but speeding = OK, right?

but....isn't speeding 'circumventing' ? or as its only circumventing a bit that must be ok then??

I see, now thats an even handed approach!!

[jazbug5]

I am in the same position, and emailed DVLA.
A UK ban is ONLY a ban in the UK. It DOES NOT apply in other countries.

OB? Is that you?

[Pancakes]

Pop over to the IOM for a two week holiday. Go for your bike licence there using the hotel as your address.

An IOM licence is treated as a foriegn licence in the mainland. Legal to ride/drive on for 1 year from date of entry. I was banned for 7 years on my UK licence for excessive speed on the M4, took my UK licence but I kept riding on my NZ licence for the whole time. Just made sure I had a day trip to Calais at leadt once a year.

I'm sure I'm not the only one who wants to hear this story! What the hell where you doing?


Back to the topic, stop in Raro' or Bali on the way, donation to the cops and your on your way.

[Pancakes]

I'm not preaching on the speeding far from it. But deliberately cirumventing our laws that's another story.

Skyryder

They're not MY laws, cripes, circumvent to your hearts content! Don't kill anyone or steal peoples stuff or bludge off the dole. Other than that you have my seal of approval.

[Geemsee]

They're not MY laws, cripes, circumvent to your hearts content! Don't kill anyone or steal peoples stuff or bludge off the dole. Other than that you have my seal of approval.

Thanks Pancakes! I was beginning to wonder whether movin to NZ was such a good idea then for a minute!!