Insurance for International Driving License Holder

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Use Of International Driving License in UK

This section was added due to interest from our visitors. Visitors who visit UK may drive in UK using International driving license for up to 1 year per visit. If you leave the country (say a holiday to Europe), you essentially ends a visit and will be given another 1 year allowance. However, once you have become a ordinary resident in the United Kingdom, you may drive using your International Driving License for another further 1 year. By the end of the 1 years period, you must acquire a UK license.

If you are from countries where the UK has reciprocal agreement with such as Japan, EU and Singapore, you may convert your driving license into a UK license. Please visit DVLA website for details.

This is a short article about car / motor insurance for International Driving License holder. It will be extended / updated once I have a little bit more time,

As part of the exercise to maximize profit and minimizing risk (heem.. I wonder why insurance company exist..), may UK motor insurer who advertise frequently on national TV and internet simply refuse to quote for International Driving License holder. Among them are Elephant, Direct Line, Churchill and ScreenTrade (who act as a broker). This could be a major source of annoyance since in my opinion, insurer should price their risk accordingly (i.e. they can ask for higher premium if they deem non UK/EU driving license holder are more risky) and not discriminate simply based on the whether the driver holders a UK/EU or foreign license.

Norwich Union Direct is probably the only insurer who currently Does Not Discriminate between UK/EU and international driving license holder. In the questions related to license, they are only interested in the length of the license being held and whether any accident/claim occurred in the past 5 years (this policy was verified by their customer service department).

So, if you are looking hard for a cover because you are still holding an International Driving License, it may be worth getting a quote from NU Direct online as long as you have not made more than 1 claim in the last 4 years. Further, they give an extra 10% discount when one request a quote via their website.

NU Direct insurance also offer very good value cover for young drivers and the premium can be speeded over 12 months using direct debit at no extra cost.

A "Call Back" button is also available from their website shall you need to speak to an advisor.

P/S : Besides being the only insurer who do not discriminate between UK/EU license and International Driving License, they also provide a friendly customer service and efficient claim service.

DVLA website : http://www.dvla.gov.uk