Legitimate US Drivers License Conversion?

Yes, that's exactly what I was saying you get.... but it's not called a 'probationary licence', because there is no such thing - it is called a full UK licence (i.e. if you are ever asked if you have a full UK licence, you say 'yes'!), it just has a stipulation that you can only get 6 points in the first 2 years because you are considered to be a 'newly qualified driver'.

There are only two types of licence in the UK: the provisional licence (i.e, a learner's permit) and the full licence (i.e. you have passed your driving test and can drive on your own).

The only point I was really making was that I don't consider the licence I'll be getting as equal to the licence I would get if I could exchange my US licence. That is what I meant by probationary. It has conditions on it. Sorry if I wasn't exactly correct in how I worded it. Yes, technically it is full, but it is different. I really didn't want to get in an argument about terminology here?! 

When a qualifying foreigner (or foreign national or whatever you want to call it) just exchanges their licence for one without the 2-year probationary period attached to it, without having to take any test at all for it, I consider that different from the licence I have to earn through repeated tests and lessons, constant stress, and lots of extra money.
 

Did you ever stop to think that you will be a safer driver after actually learning how to drive in the UK? 

Perhaps you should focus on learning to drive well enough to pass the test rather than how "unfair" the system is.

Wow, thanks for that.
 
I've had one of the most stressful weeks of my life especially with my test in a few days, and honestly the last thing I needed was to be picked on by people on this site.

Please spare me any more criticism mirrajay and ksand24. I won't be coming back to read it.   

Wow, thanks for that.
 
I've had one of the most stressful weeks of my life especially with my test in a few days, and honestly the last thing I needed was to be picked on by people on this site.

Please spare me any more criticism mirrajay and ksand24. I won't be coming back to read it.   

They are like that.

Meh.  Not that tevian is coming back, but he/she seemed to be comparing apples to oranges and getting mad about people pointing out the flaw in his/her complaint.  He/she wasn't being picked on so much as being corrected for giving out incorrect information.  

With regard to license conversion, it's simple:

If you're from somewhere that doesn't have to take a driving test to trade your existing license in for a UK license, you can do so and not have a probationary period.

If you're from somewhere that isn't allowed to trade your license in for a UK one, you're going to have to take a test, and the license you get will fall under the same rules as everyone else who has to take a test.

You can get mad about it, or just accept that that's the way it is and move on with your life.

The topic is closed, the OP's question has been answered.