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[Andy B]

Apart from the fact that the 'new' photo card driving licence only lasts for 10 yrs before you have to pay to renew it, it also mentioned......

The ten-year photocard licences will become mandatory in 2015 when the paper licences are officially phased out. A quarter of drivers are still using the old-style paper licences

DVLA wil have to send me mine, because I ain't requesting one! 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2257383/2m-drivers-dont-know-licence-invalid-face-fines-1-000.html

[Webby the Bear]

my dad does 

my mum upgraded to the card. and i started with the card.

they asked my mum to send the old license back but she wanted to keep it so she said she'd lost it 

[Lazydocker]

Must have been a slow news day on the 4th

Unfortunately I had to exchange my paper licence some 12+ years ago so am now on my renewed photocard

Although it does have it's uses

[acope]

Had to change mine to the card when I reached 70 the other year, had my old paper one for years and it was immaculate as I had kept it in a plastic cover for all its life, at least didnt have to go thro` the hassle of getting foto done they electronically took it off my passport records, just shows how they can keep a track of you init. 

[Andy B]

...
 just shows how they can keep a track of you init. 

Yes 

[mantahatch]

Yep still only got a paper only licence. Which says valid till 2038. I assume they will write to me at the correct time. If not screw them.

[tunnie]

I passed in 2001, I then passed my big bike test in 2009, which meant a new card to show updated bike rating.

But did they reset the date it runs out? Nope!  Same as my old one

[omega3000]

Make sure you photocopy your old paper one , many have been lost or come back with wrong entitlement and have to re take the test 

[Elite Pete]

I've just got the new one FOC due to a change of address but i've been trying to hang on to my old paper one for as long as possible

[Elite Pete]

What I can't understand is. When I sent off for my new licence I didn't have to send a photo because they have the technology to use the one off my passport so if they can do that why can't they let you know your licence is about to or has expired like they do with the road fund licence

[Marks DTM Calib]

Photocard here, had it changed when we moved 11 years ago.

Had to renew it last year which was straight forward enough thanks to having a valid passport

[Andy B]

...... why can't they let you know your licence is about to or has expired like they do with the road fund licence

how else would they get fines revenue if they did?   

[Marks DTM Calib]

I had a reminder about 2-3 months before it was due for renewal

[henryd]

Photocard for me too due to address change,just another thing to remember to renew

[dbug]

Old paper one still - and still have an even older red book style one