Driving whilst banned?

[erimus1]

This question was posed to me, and in all honesty, I'm not quite sure of the answer, but welcome any input.

If a British Citizen loses his license (and the right to drive in the UK). Although he is able to get any E.C. driving license he wishes, he will not be able to use it in the UK.

But what would be the situation if he legally domiciled himself in the country that issued the second license - could he then drive in the UK on the second license as a visitor? - I'm not sure about it as I think it would depend which was interpreted by the authorities - domicility or citizenship.

[gouldc]

I know some boys in the Army who got banned over here - they re-took their tests in Germany, and were able to drive over here under the German licence.

The trouble is, the EC licence is valid over here, and you don't need to exchange it like some other countries licences with the DVLA.

Think it's a bit of a loophole

[JudgeJ]

This is fairly straightforward and the issue of where the offender is domiciled or of citizenship (or indeed anything else of that nature) is not relevant.

Driving whilst disqualified is an offence covered by Section 103 of the Road Traffic Act, 1988. When a driver is disqualified, the revocation of his licence (and the prevention of him applying for a new one) is only a �side-effect� of the disqualification. The court order actually prevents the offender from driving. The fact that he may have obtained, by some circuitous or devious means, another seemingly valid licence, does not circumvent the ban.

Almost as if to foresee such circumstances, the law makes a specific provision. Section 103 (2) states �A licence obtained by any person who is disqualified is of no effect.�