Exchanging your South African driver’s license for a UK one - NO TEST NEEDED!
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- Опубликовано: 16 май 2024
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Did you know that you can exchange your South African driver's license for a UK license without even having to complete a test? In this video, I'll take you through the super easy process of exchanging your driver's license in the UK and I'll share some other facts about your South African driver's license that you might not know, like the fact that you can actually legally driver with your South African driver's license for a limited time.
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Thank you! Super helpful.
Nicely explained and presented. Thank you.
Thank you so much for the information ❤
Thanks for such a helpful video!
This video was very helpful for me thank you
Thankyou so very much for posting this very helpful information - we really appreciate it!
Thank you for giving me a good explanation
Your videos are so informative, please keep them coming. Moving over to Glasgow from Joburg on a British Passport next month. Question - While you wait for your UK licence, are you still able to drive, does the DVLA provide a temp driving permit?
thanks a lot for clarification
Love your channel! Keep it up! :-)
Thanks for the support! I really appreciate it a lot! ☺️
Hi Mel thanks for your informative video! I hope you two are having a great time in the UK.
I am wanting to relocate this year with my cat and was hoping you would share the company you used and your experience with them 😊
Very informative video, many thanks for posting such. Would you know if we can exchange the non-GB license to GB license before 12 months? thanks
When you exchange your old license for the new uk one, do you get the full 10 years on the new one before it expires or only as long as your original was valid for?
Did not expect to find this information on RUclips. Very helpful.
I have a C1 South African driver license. May I take a driver job with a South African license?
Hey, my husband’s South African drivers licence has expired and he is planning on coming over to the UK in the next few weeks as his just received his visa. Would he be able to get a British drivers licence if he does the test here although he will not be considered a resident yet or will he need to renew it in South Africa?
Thanks for the information, please how can someone apply for private hire licence after gotten full UK licence
Thank you so much for the helpful information! I have a question about getting a share code guys. Has anybody tried to get a share code and got a this service is not available. Does anybody know what to do in this case? 😮 thank you xxx
From what I have researched the 185 days only applies to European Citizens??
A lot peoples are buying from South Africa driving licence then exchanging to uk license illegally the government is scanning who was resident before that receiving the South Africa driving licence. Gov.uk
A question please , how they guarantee that I provided the license and identity proof. I feel there’s no validation or when you deliver the D1 it will be validated through the post office.
Did you lose the years on the driving licence?? Or they backdated it like the one from South Africa??
I wish I could move there.. how did you do it?
Foreign License copy have to send or original one
Code 10 south african is equavalent to which code in uk????
Hey, how long does the process actually take does anyone know please help as im in desperate need
Hi, I lived in the UK for about 13 years but due to circumstances I returned to SA (the last 6 years). FYI, when I returned to SA I was not able to add the motorcycle licence that I added in the UK onto my SA licence (SA broken bureaucracy). Anyway I'm on my way back to the UK and I wish I had these videos when I went to the UK in 2000. Your videos are very interesting and informative keep it up. Cheers 👍🏻
hie can i exchange my Code 14 when im in UK .i hear people say they dont chang the CE or EC code from SA because they dont have it tjere.
hiya please i need your help. I got here last year and i’m a student i sent my passport with my licence and i think it took about 3months to get something. The problem is i changed addresses within that time so when royal mail sent a card that there’s something by the post the residents living in that house told me after some a while. I got the card and went to royal mail to get the parcel but the told me it’s already been 18days and they sent the parcel back to the sender. Now how do i contact them…i called them but everytime i call they say line busy for more information visit the website then they hang up. They don’t pick calls at all. So i was wondering if there are any offices near by, i live in Hatfield so how do i get atleast my passport back or contact them??? Please
Hi, If I got my biometric residenc card from uk for 3 years but I came 2 weeks ago I can apply for exchange my driving license????
What if I got south African driving licence one year after I became UK resident?!!! Please answer. Thanks
Will they accept a code 10 license as it covers code 8 vehicles?
Hi Do you need to send foreign driving licence with it? Thanks
What about if the license is expire? Pls reply
Hi, your video helped immensely. I have since sent my SA license, BRP Card and the D1 form. My question is, can I still drive while I await my new UK license?
Hello did you get your license?
Hi, I need help please, I moved to the UK in Nov 2023 (BRP), I sent in my SA license for exchange, it was rejected as the DVLA do not recognize EC1, I then resubmitted my application with evidence of my license (eNaTIS), I also attached a letter to say that I wanted to exchange if for a UK B category license, but still they rejected my application, I have since sent several emails to RTMC asking if it would be possible to downgrade my license from EC1 to a code B and they simply do not reply, any suggestions and recommendation would be greatly appreciated.
Are there any age restrictions on changing from a rsa lisence to a british lisence . I am 75 .
I'm a British citizen who has permanently relocated to the UK . Can I exchange my South African license for the UK licence before 185 days ? It's been 3 months already ? Any replies would be helpful?
Can be exchanged French driving licence in the uk?
What is a creadit start license *???
How long it’s take to exchange Japanes license to Uk license please let me know.
But how do you fill out the D1 Form??? This is the question everyone is asking. No where does it have an option for exchanging your home license for a UK license. And we do not want a provisional license either, we want the full final license.
That's weird because I know some one who just converted his SA drivers license and he just received a provisional license, told him to call DVLA in the morning to sort it out
Can you tell me, is this process possible if the SAfrican licence card has already expired, before moving to UK?
You can only transfer a code 8 or car license. You can't do a truck license, that you will have to do a retest.
Will one need to retest even if they don’t wish to drive trucks in the UK?
I don't believe you covered what happens whilst you wait for your UK license to arrive. Can you just not drive in that period? That does not seem right? Do you have a temp UK license or something?
Hi how do I get a south African license without entering the country
Hi I have Nepalese licence. I have passport,BRP.Can I exchange to Uk license.
Hi. Thank you so much for this video, came across it today. Just received my UK licence back today after converting it from a South African one. My South African licence was C1 and the UK one is a B. Could this be an error? Or you get a different code when you convert?
hi i have a C1 sa drivers licence that i would like to convert to uk ,other than your d1 form ,sa licence ,brp is there something else you submitted
Thank you so much, do you need to send your passport too ? I am in a same situation as yours :)
No, you don't need to send your passport, just your UK residence permit 😊
@@QuirkyLivingSim Hai..I have been waiting for 11 weeks ..No updates yet...Any contact number or mail id...
Please help...Thanks
Very informative and helpful, question, Can I use my UK driving license in South Africa.
Surprise me with an answer, since no one else got a comment.
Yes, you can use your UK driving license in South Africa.
Ghana not in the list????
Can I chenge lesetho africa in uk
Hi, i would like to ask quick question if you don't mind please.
I have passed theory test and failed driving test about 3 times in the uk. I went to south Africa for about a month and passed my tests there and got the south african licence.
Can exchange it to the uk driving liecence since south Africa is one of the designated countries? will these things have an issue: 1) Previously filled D1 form for uk professional licensee. 2) Is there time duration condition where you must stayed in south Africa. for example, I was only there for a month.
Thank you.
Hi … have you got your UK licence?
How long does it take, do they give you a ref in the mean time??
Has anyone received theirs ? I’ve been waiting 9 weeks now
Hi. I have newzealand drivers license. I moved to the UK before 15days. Do I need to wait until 185 finished in th UK? Can I exchange my license from newzealand to UK? Thanks
Hi bro what you did? Actually i am in the same condition
@@harkamalsingh3031 I didn’t wait. I just applied. They said if you have visa which is valid more than 185 days, it’s fine.
@@TheMksuthar so you got your uk driving licence even before 185 days?
@@harkamalsingh3031 yea.
@@TheMksuthar should i do the same?
So you sent your original document and just hope you will get it back through the post😮😮
My thoughts exactly! I know us in ZA have a poor postal service, but this still terrifies me
Here tu have to spend some money and make special post when u make special post they are responsible for ur documents
the way the licence work is not like that at all.
Hey i send my SA driving license in October and i didn’t get
Any response from DVLA can you please help me how you contact with dvla
Me too bro....I have send on oct 26...no updates yet...Any contact number??
Did u get it ??
Did u get anything back?
There is no robots, we have traffic lights
Lols thats true but driving in uk is less risky then southafrica coz here drivers follow rules but in south jumping robots is a piece of cake
Is it the same with the Zimbabwean license too
Yes
@@thezimbogamer5649 thank you
@@thezimbogamer5649 thank you
@@thezimbogamer5649 got my license hey. Thank you
My brother after sending when did u get ur uk liscence
Is it possible to exchange South Aff8 code C1 license in UK ?
Hey dis u try this method?
Hello kan sendt Gimel
I hav leicnse from UAE kan exchenj
Yes