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Check driving licence
« on: 31 January 2009, 22:15:30 »
Check item 4b on your photo driving licence that's the date it runs out   no info from DVLA at the present.   >:( >:( >:( >:(
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Re: Check driving licence
« Reply #1 on: 31 January 2009, 22:26:15 »
I went from paper to plastic on 05-05-05, and the expiry seems to be one day shy of ten years.

I did pass my test on 19-06-97.

Does this mean you have to place a new pic on your licence every ten years?

Quite intriguing Jimbo!

What made you think of this?
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Re: Check driving licence
« Reply #2 on: 31 January 2009, 22:32:03 »
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I went from paper to plastic on 05-05-05, and the expiry seems to be one day shy of ten years.

I did pass my test on 19-06-97.

Does this mean you have to place a new pic on your licence every ten years?

Quite intriguing Jimbo!

What made you think of this?


Yes

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/DriverLicensing/NeedANewOrUpdatedLicence/DG_078070

And what winds ME up on this .. when I added my LGV and PCV entitlements in 2007 I had to provide a new photo (and pay) ... but this didn't extend the license .. oh no .. I still have to renew .. at a cost .... in 2010 ..

Rip Off or what .... :(
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Re: Check driving licence
« Reply #3 on: 31 January 2009, 22:35:15 »
I got an email from a mate saying that he was threatened with a £1000 fine when stopped by the fuzz because his license had run out. He genuinely thought that his license ran until he was 70. It appears to be a little known fact and will cost £17.50 to renew it. Yet another stealth tax  >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(
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Re: Check driving licence
« Reply #4 on: 31 January 2009, 22:35:33 »
is it gonna be free to change every 10 years to change the photo :question :question
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Re: Check driving licence
« Reply #5 on: 31 January 2009, 22:36:22 »
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is it gonna be free to change every 10 years to change the photo :question :question


No .. read the link  ^^^^^
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Re: Check driving licence
« Reply #6 on: 31 January 2009, 22:36:53 »
The real problem was he was never informed by the DVLA  :'( :'( :'(
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Re: Check driving licence
« Reply #7 on: 31 January 2009, 22:37:51 »
But I still look baby faced. :D
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« Reply #8 on: 31 January 2009, 22:37:54 »
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The real problem was he was never informed by the DVLA  :'( :'( :'(

I think the "we'll tell you 2 months before" is a very recent addition due to pressure from the press and MP's ..
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Re: Check driving licence
« Reply #9 on: 31 January 2009, 22:39:42 »
Renewing your photo
With a renewal application

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) will send you a renewal application pack two months before your photo is due to expire. You’ll need to:

complete the enclosed form
include a new passport type photo of yourself that’s been taken within the last month (you don’t need the back of the photo signed)
return both parts of your driving licence (photocard and counterpart document)
enclose a cheque or postal order for £17.50 (no fee is needed if you have a medical short period licence or you’re aged 70 or over)
send your completed application and fee to DVLA, Swansea SA99 1DH


the cost of driving is going up again >:(
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Re: Check driving licence
« Reply #10 on: 31 January 2009, 22:50:15 »
For the £17.50 they charge to renew they at leat ought to send a reminder like they do for a tax disc.

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Re: Check driving licence
« Reply #11 on: 01 February 2009, 02:10:38 »
For the  next 17.50 they screw us for they should send someone to my house and take the bloody photos themselves, robbing greedy ggggrrrr
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Re: Check driving licence
« Reply #12 on: 01 February 2009, 02:15:24 »
I think that we are forgeting that we used to have to renew, at a cost, every three years. :-/
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Re: Check driving licence
« Reply #13 on: 01 February 2009, 02:32:12 »
lgv and pcv will be extinct in 2012 unless the nvq training for 35 hours is done :-? :( :o :( :o :(
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Re: Check driving licence
« Reply #14 on: 01 February 2009, 02:33:33 »
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lgv and pcv will be extinct in 2012 unless the nvq training for 35 hours is done :-? :( :o :( :o :(

at own cost unless got a generous guvnor
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