Driving licence photo renewal
03 October 2010, 09:46 AM
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Driving licence photo renewal
Had a little shock a couple of days ago when i got a letter from the DVLA saying that i had to renew the photo on my driving licence, as it was now approaching 10 years old.
after looking at the front of the photocard part, it did indeed have an expiry date 15/11/2010.
its a simple job to renew, and it only costs £24.50, but i thought id give you lot a little heads up, and just a little reminder to just go and check your driving licence so you dont get caught out.
Dan
after looking at the front of the photocard part, it did indeed have an expiry date 15/11/2010.
its a simple job to renew, and it only costs £24.50, but i thought id give you lot a little heads up, and just a little reminder to just go and check your driving licence so you dont get caught out.
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03 October 2010, 10:22 AM
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I got hit with this last summer, that's when the first of the photocards started to expire (for us oldies anyway
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You usually get 6-8 weeks notice, after that you are driving without a licence
).You usually get 6-8 weeks notice, after that you are driving without a licence
03 October 2010, 10:26 AM
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had my licence since 1977, its a big green one, cost a fiver, and expires in 2028, new ones with the photo are another way of raising money and keeping tags on all of us!!!
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03 October 2010, 10:31 AM
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Make sure you copy it before you send it off. There have been lots of cases of, particularly bikers, getting their new license without all their entitlements on it. When they complained they get the DVLA saying 've hav no record of you passing zis test. prove it!'. Obviously people haven't got copies, usually, of tests passed many years ago.
Though apparently the DVLA were going to send the old license back as well with a hole through the photo to end this problem. I don't trust the b*ggers so I scan mine in before it gets sent. And it gets sent at least recorded delivery.
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Though apparently the DVLA were going to send the old license back as well with a hole through the photo to end this problem. I don't trust the b*ggers so I scan mine in before it gets sent. And it gets sent at least recorded delivery.
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03 October 2010, 10:31 AM
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Make sure you copy it before you send it off. There have been lots of cases of, particularly bikers, getting their new license without all their entitlements on it. When they complained they get the DVLA saying 've hav no record of you passing zis test. prove it!'. Obviously people haven't got copies, usually, of tests passed many years ago.
Though apparently the DVLA were going to send the old license back as well with a hole through the photo to end this problem. I don't trust the b*ggers so I scan mine in before it gets sent. And it gets sent at least recorded delivery.
Dave
Though apparently the DVLA were going to send the old license back as well with a hole through the photo to end this problem. I don't trust the b*ggers so I scan mine in before it gets sent. And it gets sent at least recorded delivery.
Dave
03 October 2010, 10:38 AM
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Who charges £24.50 then? I had to renew my photocard one with a new photo the other day and it was just the cost of getting the photo done.
Good idea to make a copy of it too.
Les
Good idea to make a copy of it too.
Les
03 October 2010, 10:39 AM
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Had no choice but to change my old paper thing as we moved address.Now part of the new plastic card with photo regime.
I liked my old tattered thing with no chance of commiting a 'you missed a renewal date' offence
I liked my old tattered thing with no chance of commiting a 'you missed a renewal date' offence
03 October 2010, 10:39 AM
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yes , copy it,your old one, I know a mate, drives for the fire brigade, the dvlc lost/removed his hgv entitlement, however they eventually replaced it.
03 October 2010, 12:14 PM
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still got my old greenie expires 2028 a bloke at work lost some of his driving groups after he'd sent his licence off to be updated groups were removed by dvla when he passed his car test lost him motorbike group and despite arguging he has had to resit his test as the driving centre he took his test at closed down and the records pass certificate records kept at that time cannot be found......seems that there are loads of people out there.
. so i done it the same day.
03 October 2010, 06:43 PM
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Make sure you copy it before you send it off. There have been lots of cases of, particularly bikers, getting their new license without all their entitlements on it. When they complained they get the DVLA saying 've hav no record of you passing zis test. prove it!'. Obviously people haven't got copies, usually, of tests passed many years ago.
Better than photocopying your licence is to make a "Subject Access Request" to DVLA before your photo card expires. Under the Data Protection Act they have to provide you with a copy of the information they hold about you on their computer system, which you can then legitimately use as evidence that you hold entitlement to certain categories of vehicle should they go missing.
The difference between this information and just copying your existing licence is that you're using their own original document as evidence, not one of your own.
03 October 2010, 08:16 PM
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I've even heard of DVLA trying to then prosecute people (fraud, I believe) for trying to claim they had entitlements which have been lost in this way.
Better than photocopying your licence is to make a "Subject Access Request" to DVLA before your photo card expires. Under the Data Protection Act they have to provide you with a copy of the information they hold about you on their computer system, which you can then legitimately use as evidence that you hold entitlement to certain categories of vehicle should they go missing.
The difference between this information and just copying your existing licence is that you're using their own original document as evidence, not one of your own.
Better than photocopying your licence is to make a "Subject Access Request" to DVLA before your photo card expires. Under the Data Protection Act they have to provide you with a copy of the information they hold about you on their computer system, which you can then legitimately use as evidence that you hold entitlement to certain categories of vehicle should they go missing.
The difference between this information and just copying your existing licence is that you're using their own original document as evidence, not one of your own.
Top tip! I'll remember that one;.
Dave
04 October 2010, 04:13 PM
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its 24 quid FFS!
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04 October 2010, 06:17 PM
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why change just for the sake of it the licences are still valid and if photo id is required then most people have a passport keeping my old green one until i either move or am forced to change it and get a photo licence
05 October 2010, 11:20 AM
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The day that I run my life depending on what Sheena or Dwayne from CarphoneVirginTalkTalk think is the day I admit defeat...
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05 October 2010, 12:59 PM
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well done, fight the power!
im sorry but poeple witht his type of attitude get on my wick, its a driving license, not a two fingered salute to the powers that be, well done for saving all that money over the 32 years of resisted change!
Do you have a black and white tv and a beta max player?
i got stuck with no passport in spain once and used my PHOTO driving license to get home, good luck doing that with a paper one!
im sorry but poeple witht his type of attitude get on my wick, its a driving license, not a two fingered salute to the powers that be, well done for saving all that money over the 32 years of resisted change!
Do you have a black and white tv and a beta max player?
i got stuck with no passport in spain once and used my PHOTO driving license to get home, good luck doing that with a paper one!
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05 October 2010, 06:01 PM
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I'm not daft enough to lose my passport while on holiday so I don't need a photo licence. 
No, I have lots of the latest technology all of which I bought despite (gasp) not having a photo licence of any sort.
I don't think I'm some sort of rebel, I just haven't bothered, but have had none of the problems that you claim could arise as a result. Therefore, it's pish
No, I have lots of the latest technology all of which I bought despite (gasp) not having a photo licence of any sort.
I don't think I'm some sort of rebel, I just haven't bothered, but have had none of the problems that you claim could arise as a result. Therefore, it's pish
05 October 2010, 06:33 PM
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as fatboy have just taken out a new phone contratct last week no problem old style green licence still taken as id they are still valid so can still be used..
05 October 2010, 06:39 PM
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Don't do what I did and renew it in plenty of time - the new licence runs from the date of renewal rather than the expiry date of the old one. Means you might only be getting 9 years and 11 months worth
05 October 2010, 06:53 PM
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