Kosovo: Serbian licenses are no longer valid

All part of completing the ethnic cleansing of Serbs.

Steal the land, invent a government and then impose rules on those who don't want them.

What a bunch of cow stuff! I live in Montenegro and have lived in Serbia, Macedonia, Kenya, Japan and Mexico. You know what license I used everywhere? My US state-issued driver's license, that's what. Why can't a person drive in Kosovo with driver's licenses issued by Serbia? What if it's from Bulgaria, Russia, Indonesia, etc? I feel like getting a Serbian one for myself and heading for the trash pit known as Pristina and dare the so-called police there to give me problems.

Valid driver licenses become invalid? Another 'case sui generis' in the wonderland of Kosovo. As far as I know, even old YU driving licenses are still valid nowadays, aren't they?

There is people that need to read this article again, all serbian registrated driving licence issued in Kosovo is not valid anymore.(Pristina,Mitrovica,) etc.

They have not banned serbian driving licence issued in Serbia.

Regards, Sweden

Some people are clearly struggling to understand what this article is stating.

Kosovo hasn't banned Serbian driving licences or Serbian Licence plates. What they have banned though is Serbian driving licences and licence plates which have been issued to Kosovan people as Serbia is no longer the authority to issue licence plates and driving licences in Kosovo any more. If you are from Serbia and have a Serbian driving licence with a car which has Serbian licence plates, you are fine to use these in Kosovo. But if you are from Kosovo and want to drive your car in Kosovo you must have Kosovan Licence plates and a Kosovan driving licence, the ones previously issued by Serbia are no longer valid. Yes old Yugoslav driving licences may be valid in Serbia, but not in Kosovo.

Argentina doesn't issue Argentinian Driving Licences and Argentinian Licence plates to Uruguayans which have Uruguayan name places on an Argentinian Licence Plates and Argentinian Divining Licences because Uruguay issues Licence plates and driving licences in Uruguay, not Argentina.

This is what is happening in Kosovo, Kosovo issues driving licences and licence plates in Kosovo not Serbia. Foreigners such as Serbians, Australians and French ect can use their Serbian, Australian and French licences in Kosovo. No problem. France and Australia don't issue these to Kosovans and if Serbia wants to issue them to Kosovans, they can, but they won't be deemed valid in Kosovo.

Everywhere in the world you can drive with a driving license issued by a state if this state has bilateral agreement with the others.
You can even convert your driving license if the agreements permits this kind of policy.
In case there are not such kind of agreements than you can use the international one issued by your country.
In any case if you are serbian citizen and you move to Italy and get a car with Italian plates or you become a resident in Italy you have the right to use your serbian license and plates for a maximum of 6 months.
After that you must convert (if permitted) your driving license and get italian car plate with all the economic costs connected to this, as stamps, written test, on the road test etc.
I understand that serbs do not accept the low of Kosovo gvnm but as far as Kosovo is controlled in the ground by the local police, serbs that lives in Kosovo have no choice. Same as in Italy or any other country. Serbs from Serbia will have the right (if there is an agreement between KS and SR) to drive with their serbian licenses and plates. If there is no agreement the only choice for Serbian citizens NOT living in KS is the one to use International Driving Permit but you must pay attention, not every country in the world has signed the protocol. Here is the link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Driving_Permit
It is simple like that:
In Kosovo you must respect Kosovo law.
In Serbia the Serbian one
In Italy the Italian law.

Pristina has no real power to govern KIM in any actual manner, so the concentrate on driver's licenses, car plates, raiding tiny bank branches, an telephone rela stations, with one computer. Man, wht a laughing stock these former brave KLA thugs have made of themselves. What's next, burka control?

Strange you say that considering Kosovo/a had its own president, own parliament, own delegates from the north to the south, and the west to the east. And it's president used to be the president of all yugo before Milo took its autonomy away and destroyed what used to be a great country called Yugoslavia!

You know what license I used everywhere? My US state-issued driver's license, that's what.
(Bucky, 1 September 2012 20:06)

But if you are a resident of that US state you MUST have a license issued by that state. You can't use a license issued by another US state, let alone one issued by another country.

Makes sense, with the exception that Kosovo is not a recognized state and Serbs who are living there are Serbian citizens according to their own constitution.
(Comm. Parrisson, 2 September 2012 16:30)

Kosovo is a recognised state hence why it has been recognised by 90+ states. Whether the ethnic Serbs in the north like it or not, it is the Kosovan constitution which is in force in Kosovo not the Serbian constitution; so if they think they live by the Serbian constitution they expect problems when it comes to driving their cars amongst other things. Self isolationists.

Makes sense, with the exception that Kosovo is not a recognized state and Serbs who are living there are Serbian citizens according to their own constitution.
(Comm. Parrisson, 2 September 2012 16:30)

Whether Serbia or some other country recognizes or not the authority of the Kosovo Government is irrelevant and produces no effects on the ground. Just a reminder that it is not Serbia, Albania or Zimbabwe's Constitution that governs Kosovo, but UNSCR 1244 which is still in force and is accepted by all parties involved (except you, apparently). Thus UNMIK is still in charge in Kosovo and UNMIK has transferred the responsability to issue driver's licenses to Kosovo's competent governmental authority - end of the story.

"He stressed that holders of the Serbian driver licenses could replace them with licenses issue by the Kosovo police."

Issued by 'Kosovo police' means: Pay a fee to some corrupt officer, and you get a license.

Serbian citizens of Kosova must obey law. If not, how stay in Kosova?

Issued by 'Kosovo police' means: Pay a fee to some corrupt officer, and you get a license.
(J.Oker, 1 September 2012 23:50)
And that is different from the way they got the Serbian license, in what way??

yes, this definitely constitutes ethnic cleansing you are right Bob (erm). as for your point Bucky, I think it may have something to do with each individual state having agreement with those countries. no such agreement exists between Kosova and Serbia as far as I'm aware (funny how Serbia has only recently agreed to recognzie University of Prishtina diplomas)

"This is what is happening in Kosovo, Kosovo issues driving licences and licence plates in Kosovo not Serbia. Foreigners such as Serbians, Australians and French ect can use their Serbian, Australian and French licences in Kosovo. No problem. France and Australia don't issue these to Kosovans and if Serbia wants to issue them to Kosovans, they can, but they won't be deemed valid in Kosovo."
(Ian, UK, 2 September 2012 15:34)

Makes sense, with the exception that Kosovo is not a recognized state and Serbs who are living there are Serbian citizens according to their own constitution.

This is good becuse people from all nations will get a discount becuse Albvanian people are thrifty.

Serbia should just print a very good knock-off of the K-albanian licesnses and distribute them free of charge to all Kosovo citizens.

WoW! Prior to the war 98-99 and the introduction of resolution 1244 where were licenses issued? Kosovo/a! Prior to 89 where were they issued? Kosovo/a!

Didn't matter under what constitution the administration of licenses and plates was done by the province or state (whatever side your on) administration in Kosovo/a. Serbia proper didn't do it then and now it's arguing it can? And the Serbian people who have lived there know this. The govt. in Belgrade is just trying to make life for Serbians worse by telling them you actually don't have to get a license as you have always done so since the last century in the province of Kosovo/a or the state of Kosovo/a as the opponents argue.

If Kosovo/a is Serbia then let the administration there issue license plates and drivers licenses as they have always done. This is not something new people. And if you disagree and don't like the current administration there because you don't have control as you once did but have constantly said I will give you more than autonomy but short of indepence don't let the common person suffer because you and the current administration can't come to terms. Follow the law and PRECEDENT you have set for decades.

Apparently democracy is not a trait you'd like to respect.

What a bunch of cow stuff! I live in Montenegro and have lived in Serbia, Macedonia, Kenya, Japan and Mexico. You know what license I used everywhere? My US state-issued driver's license, that's what. Why can't a person drive in Kosovo with driver's licenses issued by Serbia? What if it's from Bulgaria, Russia, Indonesia, etc? I feel like getting a Serbian one for myself and heading for the trash pit known as Pristina and dare the so-called police there to give me problems.

All part of completing the ethnic cleansing of Serbs.

Steal the land, invent a government and then impose rules on those who don't want them.

Valid driver licenses become invalid? Another 'case sui generis' in the wonderland of Kosovo. As far as I know, even old YU driving licenses are still valid nowadays, aren't they?

"This is what is happening in Kosovo, Kosovo issues driving licences and licence plates in Kosovo not Serbia. Foreigners such as Serbians, Australians and French ect can use their Serbian, Australian and French licences in Kosovo. No problem. France and Australia don't issue these to Kosovans and if Serbia wants to issue them to Kosovans, they can, but they won't be deemed valid in Kosovo."
(Ian, UK, 2 September 2012 15:34)

Makes sense, with the exception that Kosovo is not a recognized state and Serbs who are living there are Serbian citizens according to their own constitution.

"He stressed that holders of the Serbian driver licenses could replace them with licenses issue by the Kosovo police."

Issued by 'Kosovo police' means: Pay a fee to some corrupt officer, and you get a license.

Serbian citizens of Kosova must obey law. If not, how stay in Kosova?

Pristina has no real power to govern KIM in any actual manner, so the concentrate on driver's licenses, car plates, raiding tiny bank branches, an telephone rela stations, with one computer. Man, wht a laughing stock these former brave KLA thugs have made of themselves. What's next, burka control?

yes, this definitely constitutes ethnic cleansing you are right Bob (erm). as for your point Bucky, I think it may have something to do with each individual state having agreement with those countries. no such agreement exists between Kosova and Serbia as far as I'm aware (funny how Serbia has only recently agreed to recognzie University of Prishtina diplomas)

There is people that need to read this article again, all serbian registrated driving licence issued in Kosovo is not valid anymore.(Pristina,Mitrovica,) etc.

They have not banned serbian driving licence issued in Serbia.

Regards, Sweden

Strange you say that considering Kosovo/a had its own president, own parliament, own delegates from the north to the south, and the west to the east. And it's president used to be the president of all yugo before Milo took its autonomy away and destroyed what used to be a great country called Yugoslavia!

Everywhere in the world you can drive with a driving license issued by a state if this state has bilateral agreement with the others.
You can even convert your driving license if the agreements permits this kind of policy.
In case there are not such kind of agreements than you can use the international one issued by your country.
In any case if you are serbian citizen and you move to Italy and get a car with Italian plates or you become a resident in Italy you have the right to use your serbian license and plates for a maximum of 6 months.
After that you must convert (if permitted) your driving license and get italian car plate with all the economic costs connected to this, as stamps, written test, on the road test etc.
I understand that serbs do not accept the low of Kosovo gvnm but as far as Kosovo is controlled in the ground by the local police, serbs that lives in Kosovo have no choice. Same as in Italy or any other country. Serbs from Serbia will have the right (if there is an agreement between KS and SR) to drive with their serbian licenses and plates. If there is no agreement the only choice for Serbian citizens NOT living in KS is the one to use International Driving Permit but you must pay attention, not every country in the world has signed the protocol. Here is the link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Driving_Permit
It is simple like that:
In Kosovo you must respect Kosovo law.
In Serbia the Serbian one
In Italy the Italian law.

Some people are clearly struggling to understand what this article is stating.

Kosovo hasn't banned Serbian driving licences or Serbian Licence plates. What they have banned though is Serbian driving licences and licence plates which have been issued to Kosovan people as Serbia is no longer the authority to issue licence plates and driving licences in Kosovo any more. If you are from Serbia and have a Serbian driving licence with a car which has Serbian licence plates, you are fine to use these in Kosovo. But if you are from Kosovo and want to drive your car in Kosovo you must have Kosovan Licence plates and a Kosovan driving licence, the ones previously issued by Serbia are no longer valid. Yes old Yugoslav driving licences may be valid in Serbia, but not in Kosovo.

Argentina doesn't issue Argentinian Driving Licences and Argentinian Licence plates to Uruguayans which have Uruguayan name places on an Argentinian Licence Plates and Argentinian Divining Licences because Uruguay issues Licence plates and driving licences in Uruguay, not Argentina.

This is what is happening in Kosovo, Kosovo issues driving licences and licence plates in Kosovo not Serbia. Foreigners such as Serbians, Australians and French ect can use their Serbian, Australian and French licences in Kosovo. No problem. France and Australia don't issue these to Kosovans and if Serbia wants to issue them to Kosovans, they can, but they won't be deemed valid in Kosovo.

This is good becuse people from all nations will get a discount becuse Albvanian people are thrifty.

You know what license I used everywhere? My US state-issued driver's license, that's what.
(Bucky, 1 September 2012 20:06)

But if you are a resident of that US state you MUST have a license issued by that state. You can't use a license issued by another US state, let alone one issued by another country.

Issued by 'Kosovo police' means: Pay a fee to some corrupt officer, and you get a license.
(J.Oker, 1 September 2012 23:50)
And that is different from the way they got the Serbian license, in what way??

Serbia should just print a very good knock-off of the K-albanian licesnses and distribute them free of charge to all Kosovo citizens.

Makes sense, with the exception that Kosovo is not a recognized state and Serbs who are living there are Serbian citizens according to their own constitution.
(Comm. Parrisson, 2 September 2012 16:30)

Kosovo is a recognised state hence why it has been recognised by 90+ states. Whether the ethnic Serbs in the north like it or not, it is the Kosovan constitution which is in force in Kosovo not the Serbian constitution; so if they think they live by the Serbian constitution they expect problems when it comes to driving their cars amongst other things. Self isolationists.

Makes sense, with the exception that Kosovo is not a recognized state and Serbs who are living there are Serbian citizens according to their own constitution.
(Comm. Parrisson, 2 September 2012 16:30)

Whether Serbia or some other country recognizes or not the authority of the Kosovo Government is irrelevant and produces no effects on the ground. Just a reminder that it is not Serbia, Albania or Zimbabwe's Constitution that governs Kosovo, but UNSCR 1244 which is still in force and is accepted by all parties involved (except you, apparently). Thus UNMIK is still in charge in Kosovo and UNMIK has transferred the responsability to issue driver's licenses to Kosovo's competent governmental authority - end of the story.

WoW! Prior to the war 98-99 and the introduction of resolution 1244 where were licenses issued? Kosovo/a! Prior to 89 where were they issued? Kosovo/a!

Didn't matter under what constitution the administration of licenses and plates was done by the province or state (whatever side your on) administration in Kosovo/a. Serbia proper didn't do it then and now it's arguing it can? And the Serbian people who have lived there know this. The govt. in Belgrade is just trying to make life for Serbians worse by telling them you actually don't have to get a license as you have always done so since the last century in the province of Kosovo/a or the state of Kosovo/a as the opponents argue.

If Kosovo/a is Serbia then let the administration there issue license plates and drivers licenses as they have always done. This is not something new people. And if you disagree and don't like the current administration there because you don't have control as you once did but have constantly said I will give you more than autonomy but short of indepence don't let the common person suffer because you and the current administration can't come to terms. Follow the law and PRECEDENT you have set for decades.

Apparently democracy is not a trait you'd like to respect.