Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many UK citizens resident in other EU member states, having exchanged their UK driving licences for licences in those states, will need to exchange their current licences for UK licences after the UK’s withdrawal from the EU; and whether those licences will be issued on the same conditions as their original UK licence.

We do not hold comprehensive data on the number of UK licence holders who exchange their licences for EU licences. The treatment of driving licences is part of wider negotiations and will depend on the outcome of the final deal between UK and the EU.

UK citizens who are already resident in another EU member state, can exercise their current right to exchange their UK driving licence for one of the state where they are resident. If they remain resident in the EU after exit, there should be no requirement for the licence holder to then re-exchange their EU licence back to a UK licence.

If the licence holder moves back to the UK from the EU and becomes resident, they will be able to re-obtain a UK licence with the same categories, on the basis that they passed their driving test in the UK.