Regulation 8AB Exchange of a driver qualification card issued outside the United Kingdom or of a Swiss CPCF1

(1)

This regulation applies to a person who—

(a)

is—

(i)

a national of the United Kingdom;

(ii)

a national of a member State and normally resident in the United Kingdom;

(iii)

a national of a member State and authorised to work in the United Kingdom;

(iv)

a national of a third country and authorised to work in the United Kingdom,

(b)

holds—

(i)

a valid driver qualification card issued by a member State or Gibraltar;

(ii)

a valid Swiss CPC, and

(c)

holds a driving licence.

(2)

To exchange a driver qualification card or a Swiss CPC referred to in paragraph (1)(b) for a driver qualification card issued by the competent authority, a person to whom this regulation applies must—

(a)

make an application to the competent authority, and

(b)

pay the application fee of £25.

(3)

The application must include—

(a)

the name, address and telephone number of the person;

(b)

the number described as the driver number in the person’s driving licence;

(c)

the person’s request to exchange the person’s driver qualification card or Swiss CPC for a driver qualification card issued by the competent authority;

(d)

the person’s driver qualification card or Swiss CPC.

(4)

The competent authority may waive the fee specified in paragraph (2)(b) in whole or in part if it thinks fit.

(5)

On receipt of the application and the payment of any fee, the competent authority must issue a driver qualification card to a person to whom this regulation applies for a period beginning with the date of issue of the driver qualification card and ending with the date of expiry of the driver qualification card or Swiss CPC referred to in paragraph (1)(b).

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Regs. 8-8AD substituted for regs. 8, 8A (3.12.2024 except in so far as it relates to national return to driving courses, 1.2.2025 in so far as not already in force) by The Vehicle Drivers (Certificates of Professional Competence) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/1160), regs. 1(2)(3), 12 (with reg. 26)