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The Minister for Transport has said it is "disturbing" that over half the people who hold UK driving licences in Ireland have not exchanged them for an Irish driving licence as the Brexit deadline approaches.
British travellers face challenges this year not only from the Covid crisis, but also the effects of Brexit. Here’s the lowdown.
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.
UK’s exit from EU ‘no doubt will have been a factor’, transport secretary concedes.
he man who wants to rip up his own deal with Europe is wrong about our absolute right to drive. / Lord Frost, negotiator of the disastrous 2019 Brexit withdrawal agreement, is now turning his dubious capacity for foresight to the future of the car.
"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.
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.
Up to 1 million British people living in the EU may have to take new driving tests after a no-deal Brexit if they do not exchange their UK licence for a European one before 29 March, the government has said.
Thousands face not having a valid permit after lack of deal between UK and France and flood of applications.
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?’
Number plates in Wales displaying the Welsh dragon or Cymru symbols will be forced to add new ‘UK’ stickers when driving abroad.
As the possibility of a no-deal Brexit scenario increases, and the government publishes its “no-deal preparedness” notices, it is worth taking stock of the sheer variety of problems that would arise with a no-deal Brexit – and the devastating consequences that would arise from such a legal limbo. Here’s what we know so far.
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.
The new law protects vulnerable road users and comes into force on Monday.
DfT refuses to say who made decision as it would breach election ‘purdah’ rules.
UK nationals who have lived in Spain for more than six months will no longer be able to use their DVLA-issued licences.
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.
Even if the European Union and the United Kingdom conclude a highly ambitious partnership covering all areas agreed in the Political Declaration by the end of 2020, the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the EU acquis, the internal market and the Customs Union, at the end of the transition period will inevitably create barriers to trade and cross-border exchanges that do not exist today.
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.
Moveable concrete barrier to replace the chaotic Operation Brock no-deal Brexit system to manage traffic jams on the M20.
More than half a million permits which may be required to drive abroad after Brexit have been bought since February, according to Government figures.
500 applications per day being made for Irish permits, RSA confirms.
Thousands of British nationals may have to take a test to be able to keep driving in France.
Motorists brand works in preparation for potential no-deal queues ‘chaos’ and ‘complete waste of time’.
'Kent deserves better than being turned into a car park because of Boris Johnson’s reckless unwillingness to take a no-deal off the table,' say Lib Dems.
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.
As overseas travel restrictions ease, holidaymakers planning to drive to the continent are being advised on the new rules in the post-Brexit world.
"A complete waste of time and money" - but it will take 48 hours to stand down Operation Brock.
Reduction aims to alleviate congestion at Portsmouth as government contingency planning assumes 70% of lorries will not be ‘border-ready’.
A plan to manage traffic congestion on a Kent motorway has come into force as part of plans for a no-deal Brexit.
More than 71,000 people have transferred their UK driving licences to Irish versions due to Brexit.
Port’s CEO Doug Bannister warns MPs that checkpoint times for motorists leaving the UK could increase seven-fold.
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.
The odds of crashing out of the EU with No-Deal are rising - and here's why that's a bit of a worry.
With a month to go, here is everything you need to know about travel in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
Three years on from our departure from the EU, UK travellers face more delays and paperwork when travelling to Europe – and 2023 will bring new checks
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.
Extra documentation is likely to affect a large number of drivers in Northern Ireland and the Republic who frequently cross the border.
British drivers could be stopped from travelling on the continent after Brexit because UK driving licences will no longer be recognised, the European Commission has suggested.
British licence holders living in Ireland would need to get Irish licences before 29 March.
British travellers face the worst possible outcome once the Brexit transition period ends, the government has confirmed.
Latest Brexit red tape will come into force alongside a series of further checks at Dover and other ports.

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