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  1. 1st October 2007, 11:44 AM #1
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    can my UK guests borrow my Defender?

    Hi all - just a quickie - friends from UK arrive this month and want to rent a van to go behind my Def110 - they are both full UK license holders (in their late 50's) - do they need anything extra to tow a 24ft van - such as special tests etc - I think (hope) they are pretty competent as they have a Disco/van in UK?
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  2. 1st October 2007, 12:57 PM #2
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    international licences perhaps?
    just as well they drive on the left hand side of the road..
    i travelled with a german backpacker and she was always pulling out on to the right hand side of the road
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    they will be allowed to drive anything that they are in the u.k.
    i.e. what ever is on their british licence they will be allowed to drive over here for a full 1 year before they will need to get an aussie license
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  4. 3rd October 2007, 10:54 AM #4
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    Check out where you stand with your insurance company with regards to the international licence/non listed driver in your contract.
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    Legally speaking if they have an international licence they can drive whatever is on that licence - but as said above, check with your insurance company! I seem to recall that only some UK licences allow towing anything except a light trailer, so this may be a problem, particularly as there is no towing licence in Australia for caravans etc.

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    My brother came over for three weeks a couple of weeks ago and he drove my 90 and disco around as i put him on insurance of both. The insurance company insured him no worries even though he had an ordianry UK lincense
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    Great thanks all

    Insurance company says that valid UK license same as our C and no problem to do all the allowable activities.

    many thanks for all input

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    one thing to watch out for...

    budget insurance increase the excess if the drivers havent held a full AUSTRALIAN licence for 2 years or more. i know because they stung us for it after we first came out. I had been meticulous about the excess and checked with the insurer that we would be on the lower excess as we hadnt had our aussie licence 2 years, and was told 2 or 3 time, yes you have a full uk licence for 2+years your ok. documents came through stating excess was higher as we had not had aussie licence 2+years. needless to say we changed insurer as even though they admitted they were wrong they would not do anything about it.. GIO dont have a problem as im sure others dont...

    just something to check for anyway... not that it makes the insurance invalid....

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