Hi Liza,
Why something happened?
I was stopped before but I was with a friend who's got a UK license. The police let me go after he checked my International drivers license and I was insured anyway. However my friend, a driving instructor, said that Im not really allowed to drive in UK with just an international drivers license. That was 4yrs ago, I now got my UK license.
Got it from Phil Embassy website:
UK Driving License required to operate motor vehicles in UK
The Embassy of the Philippines in London has received a number of reports concerning the arrest of Filipino citizens for driving without a valid license in the United Kingdom. In all of these occasions, the Filipino driver presented a Philippine International Driving Permit (PIDP) issued by the Automobile Association of the Philippines (AAP) but the arresting police officer refused to recognize the PIDP because the Filipino driver has already stayed for more than one year in the United Kingdom. Those arrested for operating motor vehicles while possessing only the PIDP were subsequently fined by the courts.
Ambassador Edgardo B. Espiritu has explained to Filipinos holding the PIDP that this document is not meant to replace a driver's license issued by hte Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) of the UK. He said: "A valid Philippine driving license issued by the Land Transportation Office (LTO) may be used to operate a motor vehicle in the UK within one (1) year from the driver's arrival." He added that a UK driver's license would be needed to operate a motor vehicle after the expiration of the 1-year period.
Filipinos who intend to operate a motor vehicle in the UK and have been in the country for more than one year were advised by Ambassador Espiritu to apply for their UK driving license from DVLA by visiting
www.dvla.gov.uk for details.
"There is actually no need to apply for a PIDP when operating a venicle in the UK within one year from arrival if you are already carrying a valid LTO-issued driving license," Ambassador Espiritu concluded.