Jersey, Guernsey Or Isle Of Man
Visitors
Ordinary licence holders
Provided your full ordinary licence remains valid, you can drive any category of vehicle shown on your licence for 12 months.
Vocational licence holders
If you are visiting Northern Ireland and you hold a vocational licence issued in Jersey or the Isle of Man you can drive Northern Ireland registered or vehicles registered outside NI that you have driven into the country for a period up to 12 months. If your vocational licence was issued in Guernsey you can drive temporarily imported vehicles only.
Residents
Ordinary licence holders
You may drive in Northern Ireland for up to 12 months from the time you became resident. To continue driving after that time your licence must have been exchanged for the Northern Ireland equivalent. A licence from one of these countries can be exchanged for a NI one provided it has been valid within the last 10 years.
Vocational licence holders
If you become resident in NI and you hold a vocational licence issued in Jersey, Guernsey or the Isle of Man, you may drive for 12 months and may exchange your vocational entitlement for the Northern Irish equivalent.
