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10 year limit to UK driving license fiasco - anyone have feedback
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Nice to see that 2 posters on this thread know that it is a licence in the UK, and not a license.
Grammar bully fail!
In UK English, license is a verb and licence is a noun. The spelling depends on the context. Before you can have a driving licence, the DVLA has to license you to drive.
The same applies to advice and advise.
The only difference between American and British English is that the yanks don't differentiate between the verb and the noun.Hi, we’ve had to remove your signature. If you’re not sure why please read the forum rules or email the forum team if you’re still unsure - MSE ForumTeam0 -
^^ Explains why either works with a UK English spell checker :cool:“I may not agree with you, but I will defend to the death your right to make an a** of yourself.”
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Well my UK supplied licence has it with a c.;)0
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When you sign the licence application form, the licence holder agrees to abide by certain conditions in order to hold the licence.mrbadexample wrote: »There's something wrong with this; I think you must have misunderstood the nature of the offence.
Driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence has nothing to do with failing to change your address. It's a completely different offence.
One of the conditions of the licence remaining valid is that the licence holder will notify DVLA of any changes as soon as they occur, and it is made quite clear that failure to adhere to those conditions is acting "otherwise than in accordance".
Motorcyclemrbadexample wrote: »What were you driving?
I can drive anything up to & including 7.5 tonne, with or without trailer, and with or without a manual box. I can also ride any motorcycle.mrbadexample wrote: »What were you entitled to drive?
See abovemrbadexample wrote: »Did you have a full licence?
I know that, it is recent legislation that says if your licence is not in order then your insurance is automatically invalidated.mrbadexample wrote: »Your insurance wasn't valid because of the driving licence issue, not because you hadn't updated your address.
It was law 30 years ago when I got my licence that you must notify DVLA of change of address, and I'm not disputing the fact that I broke the law.
What peed me off the most (apart from the fact that no self respecting copper would write someone up for such a trivial matter) is that my insurance was in full order and the insurer themselves provided written proof that they considered me to be covered - but recent legislation overruled that.Remember kids, it's the volts that jolt and the mills that kill.0 -
KillerWatt wrote: »(apart from the fact that no self respecting copper would write someone up for such a trivial matter)
Well that says it all doesn't it?0 -
Says what exactly?Harry_Flashman wrote: »Well that says it all doesn't it?Remember kids, it's the volts that jolt and the mills that kill.0 -
The standard of traffic cops.
My former Father-in-law told me that the dregs from Hendon were sent to the traffic branch (he was a Sgt in Traffic Branch)0 -
It wasn't a traffic cop, just a standard beat bobby who was no doubt under orders to make money and help make the monthly clear up rate look good IMO.Harry_Flashman wrote: »The standard of traffic cops.
As I said earlier, I have no problem with the fact I broke one of DVLA's rules and it cost me £50.
What does pain me is that my insurance company said I was insured regardless of what address was on my licence, their only concern was that I had passed a motorcycle test (which I have) and that I wasn't disqualified from driving (which I'm not).Remember kids, it's the volts that jolt and the mills that kill.0 -
Ah well - I guess the odd one slips though the net 0
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