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Just a thought, did you have an EU or UK licence?
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UK license
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I'm not too sure why Roy asked the question.
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Quote from: NewJudge on January 08, 2026, 11:03:08 pm
I'm not too sure why Roy asked the question.

Not speaking for him but I've seen on other forums where there is an assumption that if you are in possession of both a UK and an EU driving licence then you can present one and keep the other one clean.

So Pawel, originally from Gdansk but now living in Colchester, gets 6 points for speeding and hands over his Polish driving licence - his UK licence remains clean and if insurers check the DVLA database when he comes to reinsure his vehicle they'll find nothing.

The assumption is wrong but it seems to have legs.
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The assumption is wrong but it seems to have legs.

Yes. That's why I asked.
« Last Edit: January 09, 2026, 07:42:35 pm by NewJudge »
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On a separate note, I spoke to person today and she said that I should have refused to police to do breath test and asked for blood test.
She did that once and police did blood test but to  get appointment for blood test it took more than 4 hours and her reading was low. So her offence was smoking and littering on highway. Is that true? Will it work?
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Probably not. If you refuse a breath test you get charged with failure to provide (the punishment for which is often as bad as drink driving). If (and only if) the police think you have a good reason not to give a breath sample will they offer a blood (or urine) test instead. The story you were told is poor advice (and too late for you).
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Quote from: Brenda_R2 on January 09, 2026, 03:21:33 pm
Quote from: NewJudge on January 08, 2026, 11:03:08 pm
I'm not too sure why Roy asked the question.

Not speaking for him but I've seen on other forums where there is an assumption that if you are in possession of both a UK and an EU driving licence then you can present one and keep the other one clean.

So Pawel, originally from Gdansk but now living in Colchester, gets 6 points for speeding and hands over his Polish driving licence - his UK licence remains clean and if insurers check the DVLA database when he comes to reinsure his vehicle they'll find nothing.

The assumption is wrong but it seems to have legs.

Because foreign licence holders get UK points added to a UK ghost licence?  About 20,000 a year apparently.

 
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Re: Drink and Drive 57 mg
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Yes, those were the points I was getting at. If the OP has a foreign licence, he will get points on a ghost UK licence and be banned from driving in the UK, I believe a UK court can't ban a foreign driver from driving outside the UK.

The other thing the police seem keen to test for is drugs if the "police chase" TV shows are to be believed. double whammy.
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