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[Dishevelled Den]

the DVLA are tight gits, when i passed my bike test my license was upgraded, but did they update the expiry date? Did they 'dangle berries' 

When I took my bike test the vaild till date stayed the same at 2032       

The good old paper licence eh.   

...still have mine - held together with sellotape

[Andy B]

the DVLA are tight gits, when i passed my bike test my license was upgraded, but did they update the expiry date? Did they 'dangle berries' 

When I took my bike test the vaild till date stayed the same at 2032       

The good old paper licence eh.   

...still have mine - held together with sellotape

I must've been carefull with mine .... it's not in bad nick considering I was issued it in 1993!!!! ie when we moved to this house   

[ENFIELD_MV6]

lol andy thats when i got mine in 93

[Andy B]

lol andy thats when i got mine in 93

but when did you get your first paper licence? I passed my test 30 yrs ago ......  Aug 1979       

[cruisetopoland]

Cheeky buggers nicked the plastic holder they issued me with on the first photocard when they replaced the licence when I moved house. 

If you send your nice plastic holder in, you won't get it back...

You now have to replace your photo every 10 years too, at your own cost (£40 I think).

The latest licences look like fake versions of the first photocard ones too as they are lighter and plainer...

[Mr Skrunts]

very clever at not mentioning you have to renew a photo licence evey ten years.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/DriverLicensing/NeedANewOrUpdatedLicence/DG_4022089

[Omegadoha, Desert Member]

I replaced my licence just this April. Did it over the internet, all they asked for was the driver number which I had. Also had to register with some government gateway system and licences came through to my home address in the UK.

Then found the old licence. 

[ENFIELD_MV6]

lol andy thats when i got mine in 93

but when did you get your first paper licence? I passed my test 30 yrs ago ......  Aug 1979       

1993 september i think lol

[ballcock50]

A silly question on this point. I'm fairly sure that on my old paper licence it stated somewhere that you didn't need a licence to drive a particular vehicle as long as you were entitled to hold that licence. so as I'm entitled to drive all my groups till the day before my 70th birthday if I allow my photo licence to expire next year and then get stopped would I be guilty of driving without a licence or failing to produce a licence? Or has my memory failed me yet again?

[KillerWatt]

if I allow my photo licence to expire next year and then get stopped would I be guilty of driving without a licence or failing to produce a licence?

The charge would be "Driving otherwise than in accordance with a license", which would also be accompanied with an automatic charge of driving without insurance.

[STMO999]

very clever at not mentioning you have to renew a photo licence evey ten years.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/DriverLicensing/NeedANewOrUpdatedLicence/DG_4022089

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

[KillerWatt]

very clever at not mentioning you have to renew a photo licence evey ten years.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/DriverLicensing/NeedANewOrUpdatedLicence/DG_4022089

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

If you believe for one minute that DVLA will send you the reminder, you haven't just gone down in my estimation........you've tunnelled through the earth's crust and you are well on your way to the core.

[STMO999]

very clever at not mentioning you have to renew a photo licence evey ten years.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/DriverLicensing/NeedANewOrUpdatedLicence/DG_4022089

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

If you believe for one minute that DVLA will send you the reminder, you haven't just gone down in my estimation........you've tunnelled through the earth's crust and you are well on your way to the core.

Didn't say they would Skruntie said they never mentioned it, and they do

[KillerWatt]

very clever at not mentioning you have to renew a photo licence evey ten years.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/DriverLicensing/NeedANewOrUpdatedLicence/DG_4022089

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

If you believe for one minute that DVLA will send you the reminder, you haven't just gone down in my estimation........you've tunnelled through the earth's crust and you are well on your way to the core.

Didn't say they would Skruntie said they never mentioned it, and they do

Ah right, with you now.

Howeevr, I agree with Skruntie to a point.....they do advertise it (as you pointed out), but they don't make it obvious in any way, shape, or form (same as SORN...down to you to remember).

[Mr Skrunts]

very clever at not mentioning you have to renew a photo licence evey ten years.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/DriverLicensing/NeedANewOrUpdatedLicence/DG_4022089

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

If you believe for one minute that DVLA will send you the reminder, you haven't just gone down in my estimation........you've tunnelled through the earth's crust and you are well on your way to the core.

Didn't say they would Skruntie said they never mentioned it, and they do

Ah right, with you now.

Howeevr, I agree with Skruntie to a point.....they do advertise it (as you pointed out), but they don't make it obvious in any way, shape, or form (same as SORN...down to you to remember).

Confusing I know, suppose what I actually meant is that it was not listed with all the other licence charges.

they send reminders for Tax disks for which we pay for, so it should be that they send remiders for licence renewal.  :-/