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Offline hamilton

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« on: August 28, 2007, 16:23:56 PM »
How long can you drive on UK licence? How do you obtain Turkish Driving Licence if required?
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« Reply #1 on: August 28, 2007, 16:40:39 PM »
As far as I recall they will not issue a license overseas.

The best way to maintain your license if its coming up for renewal is to retain a UK address. You can do this by reporting a (permanent) change of address to a relative before you depart the UK.




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« Reply #2 on: August 28, 2007, 17:18:10 PM »
There are various opinions about Turkish licences. Most ex-pats tend to just stick with using a UK licence.

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« Reply #3 on: August 28, 2007, 18:25:05 PM »
Sorry I think my wording may have been miss-understood. I was under the understanding that foreigners could only use their UK driving Licence for a period of 6 months, then they must take the Turkish driving test, or have their UK licence translated. That means you have to take your licence to the Turkish Police and the cost is around YTL300 is that still the case?
Thanks for the previous replies and I will take advice onboard.
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« Reply #4 on: August 28, 2007, 18:56:55 PM »
I think most of us choose to ignore it.

I had a discussion with one of the Trafik Jandarma lads from Oludeniz last year, and he said they'd rather see a UK licence because there's less chance of it being a fake!

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« Reply #5 on: August 28, 2007, 23:12:32 PM »
:D Really Kaya, and just a word of warning make sure you carry your licence on you, we were fined 83 YTL in June for not having ours with us,  ;)

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« Reply #6 on: August 29, 2007, 03:27:23 AM »
Always do!

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« Reply #7 on: August 29, 2007, 08:16:03 AM »
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Always do!
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Understood, thanks all.
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« Reply #8 on: August 29, 2007, 09:25:17 AM »
Yep the official ruling is if you reside in Turkey you can only use your UK licence for 6 months and then you have to obtain a Turkish licence, by getting your UK licence translated. But how many of us actually do it is a different matter! ;)  I have lived in Turkey for 9 years and have been stopped on a few occasions but I have never been asked why I don't have a Turkish licence.

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« Reply #9 on: August 29, 2007, 17:26:42 PM »
same here and insurance companies dont ask questions either.




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