UK driving licence exchange to French

[Monbazillac1]

My wife still holds the paper version of her UK licence, is anyone aware of this maybe causing a problem when the time to submit them to change to a French licence.
Thanks in advance.

[graham]

Hi @Monbazillac1
There is quite a long thread already running on this subject which you may have missed here:
It might just contain the answer you are looking for.

Driving license exchange

Hi everyone, I have just been onto the ANTS site to check about changing my UK license and if I have understood correctly, as there is no reciprocal agreement between France and the UK we are obliged to obtain a French license by passing the test in France by the end of January 2022. When I tried to change my license last year, my application was refused as they were waiting for further information with regard to the Brexit deal. When I try to complete the online form to change my license, it tells me there is no agreement with the UK and I can’t use the online system. There is, on the government site, the procedure for changing a non European license but there must be a reciprocal agreement in place with the country in which the license was obtained. I was told by the Prefecture that ANTS is the authority on licensing questions so I should follow their instructions. Has anyone anything to add? Have you managed to request the exchange? Many thanks in advance for your feedback.

[JaneJones]

As long as it’s legible you’re fine to wait until your turn. If it is so old and damaged as to be illegible I believe you can ask to exchange now,

[graham]

@JaneJones

As long as it’s legible you’re fine to wait until your turn

IMO that’s rather subjective. One Law Enforcement Officer’s “legibility test” may not be the same as the next…

[Stella]

Has your wife had any problem with her paper licence… here in France ??

[JaneJones]

Well ANTS just says “Si votre permis de conduire est détérioré” without defining it in detail. Perhaps common sense works in this situation…

[graham]

Is that reference referring to a UK or French licence? I think the latter personally and a driver doesn’t present their licence to ANTS but to a Law Enforcement officer in general so the subjectivity is not removed.
There are over 560 posts in the linked topic; Would you not think rather than continue with a new one it might be better to add contributions to the existing to increase its usefulness as an important resource since this important subject is ongoing for some?

[DeTolkTW]

@graham

There are over 560 posts in the linked topic; Would you not think rather than continue with a new one it might be better to add contributions to the existing to increase its usefulness as an important resource since this important subject is ongoing for some?

Maybe ask @james or @cat to close this thread to avoid excessive duplication?

[graham]

I think that’s a good idea Deedee.
@Monbazillac1 do you have any objections?
@james @cat