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[ourwillie]

WANTED ANYONE GOT CLASS 2 CYPRUS PROFESSIONAL LICENCE PHONE HARRY 99177373 (Lemesos)

[beverley10]

how about a class 1 international license gained in the UK 35 years ago?

[ourwillie]

you must have cyprus pro licence ok ring harry talk to him

[beverley10]

HGV Class 1 british licence is a VERY proffessional licence and is recognised in any EU country but not it seems in Cyprus????
Cypriots allowed to drive in other european countries using their licences so surely it should be tit for tat.Silly of me to think anything changes Willie but thanks for the suggestion to phone and ask.

[DANGAMAN]

HGV Class 1 british licence is a VERY proffessional licence and is recognised in any EU country but not it seems in Cyprus????
Cypriots allowed to drive in other european countries using their licences so surely it should be tit for tat.Silly of me to think anything changes Willie but thanks for the suggestion to phone and ask.

There is no problem driving with an EU license in Cyprus... however if you will stay more than 6 months on the island or intend to work as a professional driver then you must exchange your license with a Cypriot EU one

[beverley10]

Why is that Dangaman? With free movement throughout Europe all europeans working in any other European country drive using their own driving licences.I must look into this as it seems a little a bit odd.In the UK we had a guy driving on a spanish license ,living in the UK going to Morrocco fortnightly and his license was never questioned and Morrocco certainly wasn't in the EU.

[paliometoxo]

how about a class 1 international license gained in the UK 35 years ago?

35 years ago? how was the test 35 years ago? my fathers friend took it roughly 36 years ago and said all he had to do was drive backwards and forwards and you passed, now we answer a few question before getting into the car 5 of them and you must get 3 correct at least, then drive around for a while and you pass, well at least it was 10 years ago in cyprus, i am sure its harder now

[beverley10]

The uk training to take a hgv test then cost £500 which was about 6 months savings and certainly was not easy,there was roping and sheeting,stripping down a tilt,and a thorough mechanical knowledge of how to fix most things in an emergency,there were no night heaters or beds,you slept across the seats,no air con,you opened the windows,and a lorry driver was a "gentleman of the road" not the spoilt softies and thoughtless inexperienced idiots driving today that gives these thorough professionals a bad name.

[paliometoxo]

why so much money just for a driving license ? also in the uk you can be 17 to have a full driving license but in cyprus its 18

[ourwillie]

thank you for input but here in cyprus if you wish to drive for a liveing you must go though the loops and get pro licence thats the way its done here ok there are firms are looking for ex brit divers as we have a higher standed then other e u ,s you dont need greek but it helps to brake the ice with c y drivers as there are as the brit drivers a bound of friendship allways ready to give a helping hand any way thats how i find them ok bye