Driving licence letters
Letters explaining UK driving licence laws. Sometimes called information notes.
- From:
- Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
- Published
- 25 July 2024
- Last updated
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611SeptemberNovember 2024 — See all updates
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office provides standard letters to explain UK laws to local authorities when you’re abroad.
If you’re asked to confirm the UK laws about driving licences and teststests, download the relevant letter.
If your country or territory is not listed, use the ‘All countries and territories’ letter.
You can get a signed and stamped version of a letter, which costs £50.
All countries and territories: driving licence
PDF, 311 KB, 1 page
Albania: driving licence
PDF, 89.2 KB, 2 pages
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Belarus: driving licence
MS Word Document, 203 KB
Egypt: no additional document available for driving licences
PDF, 122 KB, 1 page
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Greece: driving licence
PDF, 120 KB, 2 pages
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Montenegro: driving licence
PDF, 105 KB, 1 page
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Qatar: driving licence
PDF, 320 KB, 1 page
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Russia: driving licence
PDF, 555 KB, 4 pages
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All countries and territories letter removed.
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Link to get a signed and stamped letter added. All countries and territories letter added.
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2024-11-11 18:31
Added ‘All countries and territories’ and Egypt letters.
2024-09-06 16:19
All countries and territories letter removed.
2024-09-04 17:39
Link to get a signed and stamped letter added.All countries and territories letter added.
2024-07-25 17:01
First published.