Phoned a few more agencies today and again was told irish european licence was no good would have to supply a uk one so regardless what dvla say these agencies will only accept a uk licence but according to them there is plenty of work for class 2 drivers or do they just say this to everyone?
vinnyl:
Phoned a few more agencies today and again was told irish european licence was no good would have to supply a uk one so regardless what dvla say these agencies will only accept a uk licence but according to them there is plenty of work for class 2 drivers or do they just say this to everyone?
There is plenty of work, but there is much more plenty of drivers 
It seems that the agencies dont know what they are talking about, so what i would do is print off the details from the DVLA website, provided by orys, and shove that under their nose. Then tell them that Ireland is in the EU. Then remind them that it is legal for any EU citizen to work in any other member state.
Then finally remind them that there are many foreign workers driving trucks in the uk, on their native licences including Polish, Bulgarians etc, etc, and that the requirement is for them to notify DVLA, and exchange their licences for a British one after 12 months.
truckyboy:
It seems that the agencies dont know what they are talking about, so what i would do is print off the details from the DVLA website, provided by orys, and shove that under their nose. Then tell them that Ireland is in the EU. Then remind them that it is legal for any EU citizen to work in any other member state.
Then finally remind them that there are many foreign workers driving trucks in the uk, on their native licences including Polish, Bulgarians etc, etc, and that the requirement is for them to notify DVLA, and exchange their licences for a British one after 12 months.
But:
- If you want to work as a driver here, you have to exchange your license**, or get British Counterpart** after max. 1 year.
- Agencies have full right to refuse work to drivers without British Counterpart, as drivers without it are not in database, therefore they can’t be checked for points and endorsements. Therefore insurance for such drivers is much more expensive.
truckboy i aggree with u and i am going to do exactly what u say print out what dvla says and bring it to the first agency i went to and show it to them and see from there yeah if i pi** them off so what just wont bother with them anymore
we just see what they say to prove a point as i am sure there must be more guys in same boat as i am and orys i aggree with u too but i will provide them with the details of the equivalant of the dvla in ireland and they can phone them for details on my licence although i know what to expect from the agency but god loves a trier and i aint dont no wrong or trying to pull a fast one so will keep ye posted on what happens although will be over a week as have to go home to ireland for a few days
vinnyl:
truckboy i aggree with u and i am going to do exactly what u say print out what dvla says and bring it to the first agency i went to and show it to them and see from there yeah if i pi** them off so what just wont bother with them anymore
we just see what they say to prove a point as i am sure there must be more guys in same boat as i am and orys i aggree with u too but i will provide them with the details of the equivalant of the dvla in ireland and they can phone them for details on my licence although i know what to expect from the agency but god loves a trier and i aint dont no wrong or trying to pull a fast one so will keep ye posted on what happens although will be over a week as have to go home to ireland for a few days
I am no longer on the same boat. I have British Counterpart license, so I am considered as a full UK license holder. It’s matter for insurance reasons…