Ukraine and Great Britain are introducing a driver's license exchange. This was reported by the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, Arsen Avakov.
"On May 20, the document "The Driving Licenses Order 2021" entered into force, according to which every citizen of Ukraine living in Great Britain will be able to exchange their driver's license for a similar British document without exams. In the near future, we will introduce similar conditions for British drivers in Ukraine," Avakov said.
We note that this act is the result of almost five years of work by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine with British colleagues to assess the conformity of driver training standards in the two countries.
From now on, every citizen of Ukraine legally residing in Great Britain will be able to exchange his Ukrainian driver's license of certain categories for a British equivalent without the need to obtain a temporary British driver's license, as well as passing theoretical and practical exams.
From the moment of moving to Great Britain and within 12 months, it is allowed to drive a car on the basis of a Ukrainian driver's license without the need to exchange it. After this period, the driver must exchange his license.
Information on the procedure for exchanging driver's licenses is available at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/exchange-foreign-driving-licence.
