The Local Austria https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Austria in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Foreign drivers could get simpler way to exchange licence under EU proposal The EU Commission on Wednesday presented proposals for new EU driving licence rules which could make it easier for people from non-EU countries to swap their licences. https://www.thelocal.at/20230301/foreign-drivers-could-get-simpler-way-to-exchange-licence-under-eu-proposal Wed, 01 Mar 2023 18:21:29 +0100 foreign-drivers-could-get-simpler-way-to-exchange-licence-under-eu-proposal What are the post-Brexit rules about UK driving licences in Austria? People who became legally resident in Austria before Brexit and have a British driving licence should note the deadline for exchanging their British licence for an Austrian one is June 30th, 2021. https://www.thelocal.at/20210611/what-are-the-post-brexit-rules-about-uk-driving-licences Fri, 11 Jun 2021 16:45:23 +0200 what-are-the-post-brexit-rules-about-uk-driving-licences Everything that changes in Austria in June 2021 From staying out until midnight to the new landing ban on flights from the UK, here's everything that changes in Austria in the month of June 2021. https://www.thelocal.at/20210601/everything-that-changes-in-austria-in-june-2021 Tue, 01 Jun 2021 12:50:26 +0200 everything-that-changes-in-austria-in-june-2021 How do rules for exchanging UK driving licences compare for Brits around Europe? Brexit is forcing Britons living throughout the EU to exchange their UK licences for an EU one in their country of residence. But the rules they face in each country are quite different and many may need to take a new test. https://www.thelocal.at/20210428/how-do-rules-for-exchanging-uk-driving-licences-compare-for-brits-around-europe Wed, 28 Apr 2021 17:43:05 +0200 how-do-rules-for-exchanging-uk-driving-licences-compare-for-brits-around-europe What Britons in Austria need to know about exchanging UK driving licences One of the many knock on effects of Brexit is that Britons who are resident around Europe will have to exchange their UK driving licences and it's the same in Austria. https://www.thelocal.at/20201211/what-britons-in-austria-need-to-know-about-exchanging-driving-licences Fri, 11 Dec 2020 15:13:04 +0100 what-britons-in-austria-need-to-know-about-exchanging-driving-licences