Driving licence changes

[briggie]

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/d...icence-changes

[macabethiel]

As I have not moved house since 1984 I still have my green paper only driving licence that is valid until my 70th birthday.

I am amazed at how many people do not realise that the Photo Licences are not issued on the same basis but have a shorter expiry date. Methinks its 10 years ?

[don simon]

Originally Posted by macabethiel

As I have not moved house since 1984 I still have my green paper only driving licence that is valid until my 70th birthday.

I am amazed at how many people do not realise that the Photo Licences are not issued on the same basis but have a shorter expiry date. Methinks its 10 years ?

My understanding is that the 10 year renewal is so that the photo is up to date, as far as I'm aware my licence is still valid until I'm 70 (and automatically renewed up to this point) and that's when I'll have to be retested or provide medical certificates (or whatever it is that has to be done).

[makeitfit]

Originally Posted by don simon

My understanding is that the 10 year renewal is so that the photo is up to date, as far as I'm aware my licence is still valid until I'm 70 (and automatically renewed up to this point) and that's when I'll have to be retested or provide medical certificates (or whatever it is that has to be done).

Ah, but, as it stands today, if your photo part is out of date OR you no longer look like your pic, then your entitlement to drive is rescinded.
Both parts must be valid to be able to drive legally . All sorts of insurance issues too.
Sorry Rustic, looks like you and my wife will have to go digital

[don simon]

Ah, but, as it stands today, if your photo part is out of date OR you no longer look like your pic, then your entitlement to drive is rescinded.
Both parts must be valid to be able to drive legally . All sorts of insurance issues too.

Gotcha, I'd fogotten how involved the govt had become in order to protect us from ourselves. I assume it's for our own good and nothing to do with the govts need to monitor our movements for security purposes.... Oh no...

[R1cho]

[macabethiel]

Originally Posted by don simon

My understanding is that the 10 year renewal is so that the photo is up to date, as far as I'm aware my licence is still valid until I'm 70 (and automatically renewed up to this point) and that's when I'll have to be retested or provide medical certificates (or whatever it is that has to be done).

Nope if its a photo licence that has not had a picture renewal it has all expired after 10 years the expiry date will be 10 years after its issue otherwise.

[Terranical]

Originally Posted by briggie

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/d...icence-changes

That's good, because I can't find mine!

[makeitfit]

Another loop hole closed damn it
Then again as said above I can never find the ruddy thing anyway

[solarman216]

yep I still have my paper licence, always regarded the photocard one as a back door identity card which I vowed I would never have, Rick

[rustic]

My wife and I still have the old green paper copy, no on going charges.

Now looking back, my original provisional licence was a red booklet, see pic below, taken from internet..
Pages were stuck into it, with driving entitlements etc.

[macabethiel]

Originally Posted by rustic

My wife and I still have the old green paper copy, no on going charges.

Now looking back, my original provisional licence was a red booklet, see pic below, taken from internet..
Pages were stuck into it, with driving entitlements etc.

Yep I still have my Red Licence issued at Matlock by Derby County Council. They were valid for was it three years but mine was issued a year before DVLA took over so it has no expiry date printed on it.

For a laugh I took mine into work when I had to do the yearly production and made out its the only one I have ever had. It reached manager level and I pointed out that it had a valid from date so in the absence of an expiry date it must still be valid. When Head Office tried to say it was no longer valid I did capitualte and produce my propper one. They then insisted on some photo i/d and wanted to see my passport !

[jonela]

I still have some of my dad's old licences,the first one was issued by Bradford county council on the 1st of October 1957, there was a fee of 5 shillings,25p in new money.

[jonela]

Once I had lived in France for Three years I had to change my uk licence for a French one, this thread has just prompted me to check out the procedure of changing it back when I come home hopefully later this year. I was worried that I may lose some of the categories i had on my original licence, espetialy the towing restrictions.
Any way I rang them this morning and I will get my licence back the same as it was when I left the uk.
The French licence is worse than the old uk paper licence, and you have to have it with you at all times. Ho, and it dosn't help when it's been in the washer a few times

[makeitfit]

Originally Posted by jonela

Once I had lived in France for Three years I had to change my uk licence for a French one, this thread has just prompted me to check out the procedure of changing it back when I come home hopefully later this year. I was worried that I may lose some of the categories i had on my original licence, espetialy the towing restrictions.
Any way I rang them this morning and I will get my licence back the same as it was when I left the uk.
The French licence is worse than the old uk paper licence, and you have to have it with you at all times. Ho, and it dosn't help when it's been in the washer a few times

I've had so many points over the years that my paper one is always in good nick. Albeit with a lot more ink on it