Driving on the continent

Kroegen · 26 Nov 2006 at 14:00

Right,

Im planning on doing a trip to the netherlands by car preety soon. Im 17 years old, witha full GB Driving License. Am i legally allowed to do this?

sam83uk · 26 Nov 2006 at 14:10

i wonder why your going to the NL

Kroegen · 26 Nov 2006 at 14:34

So its legal for me to drive on the continent then?

OllyM · 26 Nov 2006 at 14:35

Some countries require you to be 18, Germany and France, for example... I think.

SinaiSound · 26 Nov 2006 at 14:37

Do you have European cover on your insurance?

Kroegen · 26 Nov 2006 at 14:40

Yeah i do. I thought i should be legal then, but i want to see what you guys think.

M0T · 26 Nov 2006 at 15:23

OllyM said:
Some countries require you to be 18, Germany and France, for example... I think.

You do have to be 18 to drive in france, and no you don't get away with it because you have a UK licence.

Burnsy2023 · 26 Nov 2006 at 16:22

M0T said:
You do have to be 18 to drive in france, and no you don't get away with it because you have a UK licence.

Holland is the same you need to be 18.

AA Motoring Advice

Burnsy

Vertigo · 26 Nov 2006 at 17:53

Tis daft that you can drive at 17 here when it's 18 for most of Europe, if not all. I did hear they were discussing raising the age to 18 to fall in line but I can't see it happening.

If it were up to me I'd raise the age for driving to 21 for everyone. Would save a hell of a lot of lives and carnage on the roads. (/me hides)

Dogbreath · 26 Nov 2006 at 17:57

Vertigo1 said:
If it were up to me I'd raise the age for driving to 21 for everyone. Would save a hell of a lot of lives and carnage on the roads. (/me hides)

I bet you wouldn't have had the same view at the age of 17!

PMKeates · 26 Nov 2006 at 17:59

Agreed. I think it's all about handing people responsibility. I'm sure if I had started driving at 18 rather than 17, it would have made no difference - the same stupid things would have occured, just a year later.

At 20 I'm now probably only 4 times more dangerous than the average driver. Oh well

Vertigo · 26 Nov 2006 at 18:15

Dogbreath said:
I bet you wouldn't have had the same view at the age of 17!

Knew someone would say that. I passed my test shortly before my 22nd birthday

jamoor · 26 Nov 2006 at 18:18

nope, your not allowed.
Wait until your 18.