Quick DVLA form question

Johnnytoxic · 16 Feb 2011 at 22:18

It says,

Country were you born in?

Would this be England or the UK?

Biohazard · 16 Feb 2011 at 22:19

Africa

J-FRO · 16 Feb 2011 at 22:20

Be proud, be English.

Kol · 16 Feb 2011 at 22:24

Technically it is a country yes (according to wiki :rolleyes:

) though realistically if born in the UK you would say the actually country, say England/Scotland/Wales or Northern Ireland.

[FnG]magnolia · 16 Feb 2011 at 22:29

wiki said:
The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy and unitary state. It is a country[11][12] consisting of four countries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.[13]

Although I'd put England if I were you.

dbov22 · 16 Feb 2011 at 22:29

GO with England

Johnnytoxic · 16 Feb 2011 at 22:47

I'm going with United Kingdom I think.

Biohazard · 16 Feb 2011 at 22:49

It makes no difference at all if you declare your constituent country or the 'UK'.

Kenai · 16 Feb 2011 at 22:49

Should I put UK or England?

Everyone: Put England

I'm putting UK

...what was the point in asking when you just ignored everyone anyway?

Johnnytoxic · 16 Feb 2011 at 22:54

Kenai said:
Should I put UK or England?

Everyone: Put England

I'm putting UK

...what was the point in asking when you just ignored everyone anyway?

Just checking for others that have put the UK.

Kol · 16 Feb 2011 at 22:59

Unless you want to be considered another Nationality I can't see why anyone would put UK, but each to their own.

Cosimo · 16 Feb 2011 at 23:01

I always use UK on official documents.

Kol · 16 Feb 2011 at 23:04

simulatorman said:
I always use UK on official documents.

Genuinely out of curiosity, why UK and not your country of birth? I suppose in some respects those whose parents aren't [English/Scottish/Welsh/NI] then they may want to try and keep hold of their roots by not saying 'England, so English' maybe.

Cosimo · 16 Feb 2011 at 23:21

Kol said:
Genuinely out of curiosity, why UK and not your country of birth? I suppose in some respects those whose parents aren't [English/Scottish/Welsh/NI] then they may want to try and keep hold of their roots by not saying 'England, so English' maybe.

It goes back years ago when I was going to use England and was told to use UK on a passport application. I’ve used it ever since.

Castiel · 16 Feb 2011 at 23:22

It is a UK driving licence so put UK.

Strife212 · 17 Feb 2011 at 00:20

The individual countries were dissolved by the act of union.

Biohazard · 17 Feb 2011 at 00:25

Castiel said:
It is a UK driving licence so put UK.

You can have either UK or Scotland etc

Strife212 said:
The individual countries were dissolved by the act of union.

No, they were not.

Castiel · 17 Feb 2011 at 00:38

Biohazard said:
You can have either UK or Scotland etc

All new licences issued are UK licences, they do not differentiate between England/Wales/Scotland other than you can state the country you were born in.

(which I suppose the OP was on about)

The licence itself is a UK one. It will still have a big fat UK in the corner.

You can have the licence in Welsh, but not Gaelic which probably gets your goat....

Biohazard · 17 Feb 2011 at 00:40

Castiel said:
All new licences issued are UK licences, they do not differentiate between England/Wales/Scotland other than you can state the country you were born in.

(which I suppose the OP was on about)

The licence itself is a UK one. It will still have a big fat UK in the corner.

You can have the licence in Welsh, but not Gaelic which probably gets your goat....

OP said:
It says,

Country were you born in?

Would this be England or the UK?

You said its a driving licence put UK.

I said it can be either.

Don't care for above spraff.

Strife212 · 17 Feb 2011 at 00:47

Biohazard said:
No, they were not.

In what way were they not, that was the entire point.