Sailfree
Well-known member
There is an EU driving licence exchange scheme.
We both tried retaining our UK driving licence by handing it in for exchange in Nov 19 and then applying for UK one to be reissued.
A few months later Portuguese authorities sent me a letter saying to exchange my licence I must hand in the latest UK one! Just had a phone call ref wifes application - same answer but 1yr later. Not always a fast service!!
WRT insurance it appears some Portuguse insurance Companies will after Brexit only insure a Portuguese car to an owner holding a Portuguese Licence.
Possibly this is to stop visitors driving the car over the permitted period of 90 days and hence invalidating their UK licence for use in Portugal - just guessing!
We both tried retaining our UK driving licence by handing it in for exchange in Nov 19 and then applying for UK one to be reissued.
A few months later Portuguese authorities sent me a letter saying to exchange my licence I must hand in the latest UK one! Just had a phone call ref wifes application - same answer but 1yr later. Not always a fast service!!
WRT insurance it appears some Portuguse insurance Companies will after Brexit only insure a Portuguese car to an owner holding a Portuguese Licence.
Possibly this is to stop visitors driving the car over the permitted period of 90 days and hence invalidating their UK licence for use in Portugal - just guessing!