Rishi Sunak plans to rip up remaining EU laws by the end of the year left on the statute book after Brexit - but experts worry that any relaxation in seatbelt rules will discourage people from wearing them.
Spain and UK struggle to reach post-Brexit agreement on driving licences, causing stress and family rows
19/11/2022
Thousands of British expats are unable to obtain driving licences – and some say the isolation and difficulty of not being able to drive has harmed their health.
Port’s CEO Doug Bannister warns MPs that checkpoint times for motorists leaving the UK could increase seven-fold.
Britons in Spain to protest over Brexit change to licence rules that has left them stranded
18/09/2022
Brits in Spain are asking ‘how is it fair that an 18-year-old British tourist can come over here and rent a car at an airport, but I cannot drive?’
Boris Johnson’s planned cuts will worsen delays on passports and driving licences, union warns.
"The British government has left us out in the cold," says Terence Knott. He's the man behind EUBritizens, an action group of British people living in Europe whose lives have changed dramatically due to Brexit.
UK nationals who have lived in Spain for more than six months will no longer be able to use their DVLA-issued licences.
Jacob Rees-Mogg says we should ignore an EU push for speed limiters in cars - but it has the potential to save more lives than seat belts.
Government considering using Brexit "freedoms" to ditch EU car safety measures designed to protect cyclists
07/02/2022
Britain may use Brexit "freedoms" to ditch planned EU car safety regulations designed to better protect pedestrians and cyclists, the government has said.
The government has said it could use its new Brexit "freedoms" to ditch planned EU car safety regulations. / Package of measures aimed to reduce head injuries and pedestrian deaths.
Brits with homes in the EU have been told they cannot drive through France to get there because of new Covid travel rules – and, implicitly, Brexit.
Another Brexit-related driving change is on the way in 2022, with an extra licence required to bring a van or large car trailer from the UK into an EU country. Here's how the new rule works and who it will affect.
Latest Brexit red tape will come into force alongside a series of further checks at Dover and other ports.
UK Ambassador urges British residents in Romania to get new post-Brexit residence documents… and a Romanian driving license
04/11/2021
British Ambassador Andrew Noble has appealed to thousands of UK nationals in Romania to get their new post-Brexit residence documents before the Dec. 31 deadline and apply for a Romanian driving license.
Brits taking their cars out of the country can no longer use their ‘GB’ car stickers, as their validity ended on 28 September. Instead, they will have to get a new ‘UK’ version.
Bumper Brexit? Drivers with Welsh flag number plates to be forced to use ‘UK’ sticker when abroad
26/09/2021
Number plates in Wales displaying the Welsh dragon or Cymru symbols will be forced to add new ‘UK’ stickers when driving abroad.
UK’s exit from EU ‘no doubt will have been a factor’, transport secretary concedes.
New rules for driving in Europe since Brexit
26/05/2021
As overseas travel restrictions ease, holidaymakers planning to drive to the continent are being advised on the new rules in the post-Brexit world.
There are new rules causing serious problems in France, Spain and Italy.
Thousands face not having a valid permit after lack of deal between UK and France and flood of applications.
More than 71,000 people have transferred their UK driving licences to Irish versions due to Brexit.
Road Safety Authority warns drivers permits must be exchanged by end of the year .
Car drivers face two-hour queues at Dover and Folkestone from January – and even longer waits in summer
06/11/2020
A new report from the National Audit Office reveals the range of possible issues from 1 January 2021.