Hi.
I have a full UK driving license for the UK and am thinking of hiring a car in the phils.
Do I need a different License to drive there please, like an EU one???
Many thanks....
UK Driver in the Philippines
Hi.
I have a full UK driving license for the UK and am thinking of hiring a car in the phils.
Do I need a different License to drive there please, like an EU one???
Many thanks....
Satellite/Cable TV/Radiocommunications specialist.
Legally - you're fine with your UK licence for the first 90 days. (after that, u just transfer to a filipino one)Originally Posted by Fitzy
in practise, I left my driving licence back in England before I came here - forgot to bring it . . . and I have been driving here for the last year - with no worries at all
I thought legally you were meant to have a International Driving Permit as well. Cheap and easy to get from the Post Office.
I've never been asked to see mine either on the many times I've hired a car.in practise, I left my driving licence back in England before I came here - forgot to bring it . . . and I have been driving here for the last year - with no worries at all
No worries unless you get caught.. Just make sure you have enough money if you don't want to see the inside of a Philippines prison...
Actually mate, you don't need that. Just your UK license is fine for 90 days.
check this out (click here)
"Visitors from the UK to the Philippines can officially use their UK driving licence for up to 90 days (although, if they are renting, a 1 year international driving licence is also recommended)"
Try looking at the AA/RAC websites, or even the form from the Green Flag website http://www.greenflag.com/downloads/i...form_green.pdf
2. Where is an IDP required?
Under the 1949 Geneva Convention certain countries require an IDP to be held at all times if you plan to drive in that country.
Required:
• Philippines
Take your choice which you believe....
Really James??Legally - you're fine with your UK licence for the first 90 days. (after that, u just transfer to a filipino one)
in practise, I left my driving licence back in England before I came here - forgot to bring it . . . and I have been driving here for the last year - with no worries at all
That's great mate, thanks
So you are living there??
Whereabouts mate??
Cheers.
Phil..
Satellite/Cable TV/Radiocommunications specialist.
I live in Negros Oriental (60 miles from Dumaguete) and about 8 hour drive from Cebu city.Really James??
That's great mate, thanks
So you are living there??
Whereabouts mate??
Cheers.
Phil..
That's great mate. Am flying out to Cebu 29 Nov, then the next day to Ozamiz City to meet my new girl.
Am so excited.
It seems I can get an International permit from the Post Office for 5 pound, 50!
Will do that tomorrow to be on the safe side.
They drive on the wrong side of the road there????
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LOL, no fitz, you drive on the wrong side of the road here, lolThat's great mate. Am flying out to Cebu 29 Nov, then the next day to Ozamiz City to meet my new girl.
Am so excited.
It seems I can get an International permit from the Post Office for 5 pound, 50!
Will do that tomorrow to be on the safe side.
They drive on the wrong side of the road there????
And i agree, it's best to get an international license to be sure
"10% of life is made up of what happens to you, 90% is decided by how you react"
"The way to love anything is to realize that it may be lost"
hello james, i was just reading that you live in negros. My wife is from there. At the moment we are living in angeles city, but my wife wants to move back to negros. She suggested moving to dumaguete maybe renting a small business. We have kids ready to start school soon.i was just wondfering what your opinions are of the place? Could you recommend it? I have never been there.
Stuart
Dumaguete is excellent,great for kids as your always close to a beach,good department store super-lees(first time I ever went there it was simply called lee-plaza)I cant speak highly enough of Dumaguete,I was there earlier this year and always make a point of stopping there on a trip
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I don't think you need a different licence, but I do think you need your head tested.Are some kind of masochist?
It depends where you are driving.. I'd avoid driving in Manila, and maybe out in the mountains, but I'll drive everywhere else.I don't think you need a different licence, but I do think you need your head tested.
Though if it's your first visit and you are not use to driving in places like the Philippines I agree taxis (or even hire cars with driver) are cheap and may make your time together far more pleasant.
AgreedI don't think you need a different licence, but I do think you need your head tested.
also agreed with darren . . .
I quite enjoyed the two times I hired a car over there, I quite liked not getting gouged for tips by taxi drivers and street side assistants wanting to load the bags I had already carried for 10 minutesI don't think you need a different licence, but I do think you need your head tested.
First time I hired was Easter Sunday and the roads were empty which was just as well as I had never ever driven on the right before
AVIS needed my UK licence both parts but nothing else, both times we rented from AVIS at NAIA not cheap though pretty much the same money it would cost you here.
If I ever get to retire there I will definitely buy a second hand car I like the freedom, taxi's are fine but Ana expects to use them, I prefer Jeepney unless I am in a hurry.
Jim
How about for motorbikes? What is the legal requirement regarding them?
as cars - 90 days on brit license.
or, unofficially, you got money, you can do wot u want
I know a chap that has been driving in Manila for many years he doesn't even have a licence in his home country, just bribes the police any time he gets stopped.
He has a business there and is not short of cash!
Only had to do it once 500 peso bribe when I hesitated at a junction because the road I was about to turn into turned out to be one way, we got away with it because we were taking the kids to hospital at the time, I let Ana deal with the police and the bribe she is good at that
Jim
wow, 500 peso bribe? that's a huge bribe jim, lol......the normal rate there is 100 pesos and this crocodiles are so happy for that amount already, lolI know a chap that has been driving in Manila for many years he doesn't even have a licence in his home country, just bribes the police any time he gets stopped.
He has a business there and is not short of cash!
Only had to do it once 500 peso bribe when I hesitated at a junction because the road I was about to turn into turned out to be one way, we got away with it because we were taking the kids to hospital at the time, I let Ana deal with the police and the bribe she is good at that
Jim
"10% of life is made up of what happens to you, 90% is decided by how you react"
"The way to love anything is to realize that it may be lost"
That was between them Sophie, two cops and it was Manila, the chap I referred to pretty much confirmed that 500 peso was a safe bet for a westerner. Better to err on the high side than to upset them.
I would agree with Tawi's story about the drink driving I've been told about that too.
Other advice was don't carry your UK licence on you because they will try to confiscate it.
Jim
I know a guy over there,curious marital arrangements,in his 50's got a biz on Boracay and in Manila,told me coppers stopped him totally inebriated behind the wheel,waited till he sobered up a bit then took him to a cash machine for an on the spot fine,then let him drive off still under the influenceI know a chap that has been driving in Manila for many years he doesn't even have a licence in his home country, just bribes the police any time he gets stopped.
He has a business there and is not short of cash!
Only had to do it once 500 peso bribe when I hesitated at a junction because the road I was about to turn into turned out to be one way, we got away with it because we were taking the kids to hospital at the time, I let Ana deal with the police and the bribe she is good at that
Jim
Sometimes you're flush and sometimes you're bust, and when you're up, it's never as good as it seems, and when you're down, you never think you'll be up again. But life goes on.
The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman is seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides. True beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It's the passion that she shows to the outside world.
http://www.lto.gov.ph/newdlreq.html is the Land Transport Office of the Philippines Gov. Check out the web site for all matters about Driving
History of which side to drive. (but note I beeves in all countries people mount and dismount horse from the left i.e. footpath side in UK)
Wikipedia:-
In 1998, archaeologists found a well-preserved track leading to a Roman quarry near Swindon, England. The grooves in the road on the left side (viewed facing down the track away from the quarry) were much deeper than those on the right side. These grooves suggest that the Romans drove on the left, at least in this particular location, since carts would exit the quarry heavily loaded, and enter it empty[4].
In fact, some, for example C. Northcote Parkinson, believed that ancient travellers on horseback generally rode on the left side of the road. As more people are right-handed, a horseman would thus be able to hold the reins with his left hand and keep his right hand free—to offer in friendship to passing riders or to defend himself with a sword, if necessary.[26]
The first legal reference in Britain to an order for traffic to remain on the left was in 1756 with regard to London Bridge. The Highway Act 1773 contained a recommendation that horse traffic should remain on the left and this is enshrined in the Highway Act 1835.[27]
In the late 1700s, the shift from left to right that took place in countries such as the United States was based on teamsters' use of large freight wagons pulled by several pairs of horses. The wagons had no driver’s seat, so a postilion sat on the left rear horse and held his whip in his right hand. Seated on the left, the driver preferred that other wagons pass him on the left so that he could be sure to keep clear of the wheels of oncoming wagons. He did that by driving on the right side of the road.[26]
Countries that became part of the British Empire adopted the British keep-left rule, although many have since changed. In Canada, the Maritime provinces and British Columbia initially drove on the left, but changed to the right in order to make border crossings to and from other provinces easier. Nova Scotia switched to driving on the right on 15 April 1923.
Just dont crash into or injure any filipino or their propety (A good idea in general) heard and read of some true horror stories.
Twenty quid or so a day for a driver and a nice new motor is fine by me I'm on holiday would rathe rlook at the window than play chicken with people looking at dollar signs if they can manage to crash into you.
PS Pinoys seem to be experts at noticing a metizo though even the most darken window day or night i have found.
Oh lord why did you make so many clothes and shoe shops
I've noticed
i have driven a few times when in manila and down to tagaytay,to be honest they drive so slow its easy.
i only used my uk license but next time i will get a international one and as a whitey driving,i think they have a cash sign above your head or they have very good eye sight
i have learnt to do what my wife says!
If they drove any faster they would destroy their suspension
Jim
and also, you cannot drive fast enough there due to traffic which is common in the metro specially, lolIf they drove any faster they would destroy their suspension
Jim
"10% of life is made up of what happens to you, 90% is decided by how you react"
"The way to love anything is to realize that it may be lost"
Yeah that's the main reason Sophie I agree
Actually lack of suspension is not an excuse to put a car off the road in Manila it's only a minor inconvenience to your passengers if your a taxi
Jim
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