Have you renewed your driving license?

[vkurup]

From my rant thread on paper counterparts, it looks like there are about 2.3m people who dont renew their photo driving licenses. Photo driving license should be renewed every 10 years. The expiry date is on the front of your license under '4b'. Renewal takes about 10 mins and costs £14, but non renewal of license comes with a £1K fine (imagine how many clubs you could buy with them).

So please take a min and check your license. More details here..
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/...-in-renewing-their-photocard-driving-licences

Equally applicable for over 70s, so Uncle Phil please get a new one too


This is a public service message and may not qualify as 'rant of the month'...

 

[Farneyman]

As a Type 1 Diabetic I need to renew every 3 years and I completed it online before Christmas. Dont remember paying anything for it???

 

[Skypilot]

Off to check mine now

 

[Beezerk]

I renewed mine about 6 months ago, that's after I realised the photo was 2 years out of date
Didn't get a fine mind.

 

[CliveW]

LICENCE

I still have the old paper one, so doesn't apply to me.

 

[upsidedown]

Having up dated it with new address after returning from New Zealand two years ago am amazed to see on checking that it needs replacing in two years time

 

[Rooter]

no idea where mine is.

 

[Green Bay Hacker]

Had to do mine last week as it runs out in a weeks time. Nice and simple to do it at the Post Office as they even take the photo for you. Not sure if they will bother giving me the paper document back as it will be obsolete in a few months time but at least the points will have disappeared off it if they do.

 

[SatchFan]

I've still got the old parchment type. Never bothered applying for a photo one. I know what I look like.

 

[chellie]

Old paper ones here as well for me and HID and we have no intention of changing over to a photocard one unless forced to.

 

[richart]

LICENCE

I still have the old paper one, so doesn't apply to me.

+1 though after 35 years it is hanging on a bit like me.

 

[Imurg]

I only got the photcard as its an easier form of ID to carry around than a passport...

I did suggest to the Chief Exec. of the Driving Standards Agency that it should be made compulsory to have one and that, on renewal, drivers would get 6 months to have an assessment to prove they could still drive to an acceptable standard. Assessment would be by an Examiner, much like your Test....no pass = no licence....

It was dismissed immediately due to cost....no surprise there then..!

 

[Slime]

LICENCE

I still have the old paper one, so doesn't apply to me.

As above, haven't needed to renew since 1981 ..................... but it's really hanging now!



Slime.

 

[Blue in Munich]

Every 5 years for me plus a medical; HGV & PCV licences.

 

[Vikingman]

Another who still has the old paper one.

Still in good nick, not been out of the drawer for years.

 

[louise_a]

Renewed mine about 2 months ago, next time its due the license expires, probably have to take a medical or something then.

 

[Scotty Cameron]

My old paper one expires in 2023 when I'm a pensioner, that will do for me

 

[stevelev]

You do know that it is also an offence t have a license with an address that yu are not resident at.

That can also carry a hefty fine , so if u have a slate one check your address and sort it so your covered.

 

[BubbaP]

I know someone, ahem, who had not changed his address and was tagged for a traffic offence. Meant hastily sending it off which turned into going from paper only to new style ��

 

[Green Bay Hacker]

Received my new licence back in the post today and they did send a new paper document as well.