As an Argentinian driving licence holder Tevez is permitted to drive in Britain for the first 12 months of his stay in the country, but is then required to apply for a provisional licence and pass the UK driving theory and practical test.
With that provisional compromise now dead, the takeover deal will have to pass through the U.K. Competition Commission to win passage, a lengthy process with an uncertain outcome.
Almost the first thing the Provisional Legislative Council did after the handover on July 1, 1997, was to pass an ordinance confirming these immigration restrictions.