can i renew photocard license online

joe134

Hi, My driving license ,photocard is due to be renewed in july, 10 years old.Can this be done online? The only mention is changing photo online, taking it from my passport.Is this how it,s done.Any advice would be most appreciated.

Lifes_Grand_Plan

I hope this is possible as I need mine doing now too... I don't think it is though.

Outpost

I'd imagine all the answers to this and other similar questions are to be found on the DVLA website.

Presumably there is a means by which they can get access to a digital photograph from an electronic copy of your passport on file with the Passport Agency for use on your new driving licence but that's just a shot in the dark based on what you said in your post. No idea if this is or isn't possible.

Personally I just sent a passport photo off to the DVLA with the relevant form and a cheque in an envelope but I'm old-fashioned that way.

joe134

Outpost wrote: »

I'd imagine all the answers to this and other similar questions are to be found on the DVLA website.

Presumably there is a means by which they can get access to a digital photograph from an electronic copy of your passport on file with the Passport Agency for use on your new driving licence but that's just a shot in the dark based on what you said in your post. No idea if this is or isn't possible.

Personally I just sent a passport photo off to the DVLA with the relevant form and a cheque in an envelope but I'm old-fashioned that way.

Hi, I have been on dvla site and that,s where it says renew license online, but when I look further it says renew photo online,using digital copy of passport photo+ £20 fee.Presume this must renew it totally for 10 more years, I see no other reason to change photo otherwise.Thanks for reply.PS. Do they notify you when time to change nears.D46 form.?

Outpost

It seems like a bit of a contradiction that you could use a 5 year-old passport photo for example to renew your driving licence photo card for 10 years. It was my understanding that the whole point of the 10-year limit to the photo cars was that they're renewed each time with the most up-to-date likeness. So unless the passport photo they have access to is practically brand-new then the process seems a little contradictory.

Maybe I'm barking up the wrong tree here.

iolanthe07

I have just renewed my driving licence on-line and they used a passport photograph from 6 years ago. DVLA can access your passport photo electronically.

joe134

Outpost wrote: »

It seems like a bit of a contradiction that you could use a 5 year-old passport photo for example to renew your driving licence photo card for 10 years. It was my understanding that the whole point of the 10-year limit to the photo cars was that they're renewed each time with the most up-to-date likeness. So unless the passport photo they have access to is practically brand-new then the process seems a little contradictory.

Maybe I'm barking up the wrong tree here.

Me too, there websiteis rather vague.It says you can do it using 5 year passport, may be better to play safe and use post, but have to buy new photos again, onlines easier if they copy passport photo.You can have a lot of facial surgery in 5 years.

Outpost

So they want everyone to renew their photo card every ten years in order to ensure an up-to-date likeness, but they'll happily use a six year-old passport photo with a likeness that will be on its way to twenty years-old when the photo card is next up for renewal?

Crazy.

Kilty_2

If I request a replacement driving licence because I've lost my paper counterpart does it reset to 10 years expiry if I give them my passport number?

joe134

Outpost wrote: »

So they want everyone to renew their photo card every ten years in order to ensure an up-to-date likeness, but they'll happily use a six year-old passport photo with a likeness that will be on its way to twenty years-old when the photo card is next up for renewal?

Crazy.

It just proves it,s only a moneymaking ploy.Why am I not surprised? My Passport photo and driving license are same anyway.10 years ago, renewed paper license using 2 of 4 photos taken at booth, and used other 2 when I renewed my passport 5 years ago.Haven,t changed much.cannot make a silk purse of a sows ear.

kwaks

Outpost wrote: »

So they want everyone to renew their photo card every ten years in order to ensure an up-to-date likeness, but they'll happily use a six year-old passport photo with a likeness that will be on its way to twenty years-old when the photo card is next up for renewal?

Crazy.

£20 says its not crazy:p

Did mine online, but was a new passport.