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<p>Designation of a country is based on an assessment of driver training and testing
standards in that country to ensure that they are comparable with those in this country.
A full assessment is carried out prior to the designation of each country. The Driver
and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) requests relevant information about the country’s
testing and licensing systems. This is then passed to the Driver and Vehicle Standards
Agency (DVSA) for consideration and approval. If the decision is made to designate
the country, the law is then amended to include the new country.</p><p> </p><p>The
table below shows when each designated country was fully assessed:</p><p> </p><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Date of Last full Assessment</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Designated
Country</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1984</p></td><td><p>Australia; Hong Kong;
New Zealand; Singapore; Switzerland</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1985</p></td><td><p>Barbados;
British Virgin Islands; Zimbabwe; Japan</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1999</p></td><td><p>South
Africa; Canada</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002</p></td><td><p>Republic of Korea; Monaco</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004</p></td><td><p>Falkland
Islands</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>Faroe Islands</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>Andorra</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p> </p><p>When reviewing these arrangements the DVLA contacts each country and
requests updated information about the country’s testing and licensing systems. When
changes are identified, information is passed to the DVSA for further consideration
and approval.</p><p> </p><p>A review of Canada, Falkland Islands, Monaco, Republic
of Korea and Zimbabwe was carried out in January 2014 and the remaining designated
countries (Australia, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Faroe Islands, Hong Kong,
Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa and Switzerland) are currently under review.
To date, it has not been necessary to refer a designated country to the DVSA for full
reassessment.</p><p> </p><p>In the last 10 years the Faroe Islands (2007) and Andorra
(2013) have been designated for driving licence exchange in Great Britain. To date,
only one country has been de-designated, this was Kenya in 2002.</p><p> </p>
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