UK Car Insurance/Driving Licence

[forester]

Trying to work out the process for obtaining car insurance for my fiancée to drive here. Does she need a Uk driving licence? Whilst there does not seem to be a system of No Claims Bonus in the Phils, would a letter from her existing insurance company help here?

Or is it a case of waiting until we have FLR, then sit driving test and take it from there?

Any thoughts or experience greatly appreciated.

PS I would have thought anybody who can drive in Manila would have no problems in rural Scotland!:transam-front-ramai

[tiger31]

Trying to work out the process for obtaining car insurance for my fiancée to drive here. Does she need a Uk driving licence? Whilst there does not seem to be a system of No Claims Bonus in the Phils, would a letter from her existing insurance company help here?

Or is it a case of waiting until we have FLR, then sit driving test and take it from there?

Any thoughts or experience greatly appreciated.

PS I would have thought anybody who can drive in Manila would have no problems in rural Scotland!:transam-front-ramai

hahaha you got that spot on they are crazy drivers here

[Terpe]

She can drive for up to a maximum 12 months on her current valid Philippine licence, after which she'll need to pass both theory and practical UK tests to get a UK licence.

If she has no driving licence at all she'll need to apply by post (not online) for a provisional licence from DVLA

Whichever licence she uses you could include her as a named driver on your policy. Some policies allowed a named driver to build up their own NCB .....check around.

Otherwise she'll need her own from scratch. Ouch!
Many insurances do offer some pretty good new customer discounts.