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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: Andy B on 08 January 2013, 11:52:44
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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
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my dad does :y
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 :y
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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 :-X
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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. :-X
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just shows how they can keep a track of you init. :-X
Yes :(
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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.
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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 >:( >:(
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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 ::)
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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
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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 >:(
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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
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...... 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? ::) ::)
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I had a reminder about 2-3 months before it was due for renewal
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Photocard for me too due to address change,just another thing to remember to renew :(
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Old paper one still - and still have an even older red book style one
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Old paper one still - and still have an even older red book style one
is that written on a papyrus leaf? ::) ::) ::)
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paper one here as well, held together with lots of selotape.(other brands of tape are avalible). ;D
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Photocard, from when I moved 12yrs ago. Renewal was painless, and about £18 IIRC
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Old paper one still - and still have an even older red book style one
is that written on a papyrus leaf? ::) ::) ::)
Yep, with red cardboard covers
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Old paper one still - and still have an even older red book style one
is that written on a papyrus leaf? ::) ::) ::)
Yep, with red cardboard covers
My dad still has his old one like that,mind you he is 86 :P
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Old paper one still - and still have an even older red book style one
is that written on a papyrus leaf? ::) ::) ::)
Yep, with red cardboard covers
My dad still has his old one like that,mind you he is 86 :P
My dad never had a licence.. ...or was it he never took a test? Can't remember.
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My dad never had a licence.. ...or was it he never took a test? Can't remember.
The latter ...... the licence was just requested in the first place.
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I'm with dbug on this one,still on paper license with red book one also.
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Still got my paper one, and intend to keep it until I'm forced to update to photocard.
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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! ;) ;)
Me thinks you'll have to part with it in 2032 anyway. ;) ;)
Still on a paper one myself. :y
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Me thinks you'll have to part with it in 2032 anyway. ;) ;)
but that's a loooooong way off yet! ;) ;) ;)
Still on a paper one myself. :y
The green only sort? ::) ::) ::)
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Me thinks you'll have to part with it in 2032 anyway. ;) ;)
but that's a loooooong way off yet! ;) ;) ;)
Still on a paper one myself. :y
The green only sort? ::) ::) ::)
Yep, the same as yours considering they were probably issued only a few months apart. ;) ;D
Still got a couple of endorsements on it from 1982. ::) Makes you feel old don't it. :y
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Yep, the same as yours considering they were probably issued only a few months apart. ;) ;D
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My original licence in 1979 was all green, the later versions that we have got have a pink bit in there ..... ;)
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Old paper one still - and still have an even older red book style one
is that written on a papyrus leaf? ::) ::) ::)
Yep, with red cardboard covers
My dad still has his old one like that,mind you he is 86 :P
My dad never had a licence.. ...or was it he never took a test? Can't remember.
Yes, he would have had a license if before 1935, that year being the first for compulsory driving tests. It was introduced after the worst number of accidents ever in 1934 (7,343 killed!!) :o :o ;)
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My dad never took a test,was just issued a license with every category :o,but it was during the war so I suppose things like driving tests weren't that important then.
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Yup ooooooooooooold green only one here til 2028 and got 2 old style endorsements as well as 3 newer fixed penalties ;D ;D just missed out on the red book type :'(
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Yep green paper one here, folded to death to fit in my wallet. Three endorsements on it, all expired years ago
No intention of renewing unless reminded. Makes me think though, if not renewed in 2015 and presented after that time, would it be invalid and therefore driving not in accordance..... ? even though it expires in 2028 :-\ :-\ :-\
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Makes me think though, if not renewed in 2015 and presented after that time, would it be invalid and therefore driving not in accordance..... ? even though it expires in 2028 :-\ :-\ :-\
Who knows :-\ :-\ :-\ There's probably some EU edict already in place to outlaw it
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got to change mine every 12 months pain in the bum realy
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swmbo still has the paper licence, I have the new phot one which, on checking, expires this year which is fine but then needs renewing next year for my HGV/PSV..... ::) ::) ::)
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Still got a paper one here...
Can find nothing official on 2015...Other than the paper counterpart of a photo license being phased out.
could find this though :
Though no new all-paper licences are now issued, if you have one these generally don't expire until you're 70, so you don't need to do anything until then unless your address or personal details change. However, by 2033 all licences must be in the photocard format; you'll receive reminders to update it closer to the time.
Once you reach 70 there's no fee to renew, and you'll then get a photocard. If you want to upgrade before then, you can apply to change your paper licence for a photocard, though it'll cost £20 and you'll need to show extra ID (see Directgov).
There do seem to be some rumours that they will 'recall' old style licenses shortly after the counterpart change in 2015.
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My dad never took a test,was just issued a license with every category :o,but it was during the war so I suppose things like driving tests weren't that important then.
They were and they were not.........
My father-in-law learnt to drive trucks in the Army during WW2, and he once told me that he did have to take a test. However, it was a very simple one and it was more like a rubber stamping process! After the war he simply had his Army driving licence converted into a full civilian one. ;)
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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 ::)
Yep, that was me >:(
Lost my bike entitlement from the paper version. even though I had (at the time) my old pussa's driving permits for a despatch rider they wouldn't accept them, they had to have the original pass certificate. I even got a copy of it from where I took the test (RM Poole) but that was still not sufficient for DVLA. I gave up after 2 years realising I would have to re-take all the tests again if I wanted to ride a bike, lucky (unlucky?) I was not a bike owner at the time, jack knows what might have transpired then.
I may or may not do the CBT, depends how I feel really....
Jon
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My dad never took a test,was just issued a license with every category :o,but it was during the war so I suppose things like driving tests weren't that important then.
They were and they were not.........
My father-in-law learnt to drive trucks in the Army during WW2, and he once told me that he did have to take a test. However, it was a very simple one and it was more like a rubber stamping process! After the war he simply had his Army driving licence converted into a full civilian one. ;)
My dad deffo didn't take a test,he didn't go to war(reserved occupation,farmer),he just applied for his license and got the full monty sent :D
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My dad never took a test,was just issued a license with every category :o,but it was during the war so I suppose things like driving tests weren't that important then.
They were and they were not.........
My father-in-law learnt to drive trucks in the Army during WW2, and he once told me that he did have to take a test. However, it was a very simple one and it was more like a rubber stamping process! After the war he simply had his Army driving licence converted into a full civilian one. ;)
My dad deffo didn't take a test,he didn't go to war(reserved occupation,farmer),he just applied for his license and got the full monty sent :D
That would explain it Henry. The country was too busy "digging for Victory" to worry about driving licenses! They just wanted the farmers to get on with moving farm produce around. :y :y
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My dad never took a test either.He got his licence sometime around 1950,and not long afterwards got a job as a driving instructor. ;D
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My dad never took a test either.He got his licence sometime around 1950,and not long afterwards got a job as a driving instructor. ;D
That is interesting :o :o. Driving tests, at least for civilians, were suspended for 7 years from 1939, then for a further year from 1956 due to the Suez Crisis. At all other times after 1935 officially you had to take a driving test. ;)
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This was in Belfast,so probably different regulations. ;)
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This was in Belfast,so probably different regulations. ;)
Yep, could well be! :D :y :y
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We didnt have the 70mph speed limit there until the early 70,s.Just before I became a road user.Spoilsports. ;D
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I don't know why the photo licence can't be used instead of a passport. It has more info on it and everyone who had passed their test would then get one. Not a driver; then just get a normal passport. I suppose the cost of the combined document would be about £100 though!!!
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We didnt have the 70mph speed limit there until the early 70,s.Just before I became a road user.Spoilsports. ;D
Doesn't really matter, as your teeth all get shaken out if you go over about 50. ;D
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You just got to be used to the roads Kevin.When youve never driven anywhere else you dont know any better. ;D
That might be the reason I dont have many teeth left actually. :-\ ;D
Having said that,the roads round here are now in a worse state than most Irish roads Ive seen. >:(
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Anyway,once you get used to the bumps,reasonble speeds are possible. ;)
skip straight to 1.25
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjcAblMWvtE
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Yep, he's pressing-on!
I wonder how long it takes before you've successfully convinced yourself that you don't need to give way at every junction and that there isn't anybody coming the other way. ;D
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Not long.Theres dozens of motorsport events on closed public roads every season,so experience can build quickly.They even compete through the little roads in public parks. I was bemused to see a daft chicane has been installed in that footage from Craigantlet.Dont know how long thats been there,but it wasnt there when I used to marshall there in the late 70,s.
An old mate of mine had a Mini Marcos,which had been built with no expense spared,and its first event was that hillclimb.He lost it on a fast left hander near the and and it broke clean in two when it contacted a tree.He was sat bewildered in the rear part while the front end chugged aimlessly down the road. Larf,I nearly shat. ::) ;D
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I've just noticed that my new licence doesn't have my bike entitlement on it, does it laps after a certain amount of time? :'(
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Just read on the news that you must keep your photo up to date, else liable to a £1000 fine. :o
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I've just noticed that my new licence doesn't have my bike entitlement on it, does it laps after a certain amount of time? :'(
No, but I've heard of lots of people where entitlements "go missing" when they swap from a paper licence. Have you got any proof that you had it? (i.e. photocopy of your old licence?)
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I've just noticed that my new licence doesn't have my bike entitlement on it, does it laps after a certain amount of time? :'(
No, but I've heard of lots of people where entitlements "go missing" when they swap from a paper licence. Have you got any proof that you had it? (i.e. photocopy of your old licence?)
Nope, and I took my test in 82 I think it was, just before the new 2 part test :(
Being honest I didn't even check my old licence for entitlement because I haven't had a bike for about 10 years, I just presumed it would be on there
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I "lost" my bike entitlement when I went from the "red book" to the "green paper" licence ... no amount of arguing with DVLC ever got it back ... it is up to you to prove you had the entitlement ... and if you can't they won't budge. I even produced insurance documents for a bike .. nope... didn't prove I held a licence !!. Eventually I just gave up.
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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. :-X
i still have a paper one,but its not immaculate as its been through the washing machine twice in its life ::),and some asshole officer of the law :P vandalised mine with a form of gaffiti,otherwise known as an sp30 ;D ;D
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Still have my green paper one in its original plastic wallet, albeit with a couple of SP30's on it.
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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 ::)
Tell me about it, they took my bike licence off after some years, which I had from doing a DR test in 2TAF in the '50s, and the RAF claimed they had no record, I never did get it back. >:( >:( >:(
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Last moved years ago & upgraded from green to red Euro- style paper license.
When it arrived the entitlement for my bike was missing.
No end of calls, letters etc & was told to re-take the test.
Took me months to resolve the problem, then I remebered my employer had a copy of my old license on their files. Sent another copy in & hey presto 4 months later I get a corrected copy sent to my old address!