Speeding offence

smashingyour...

GwylimT wrote: »

vaio believed he could book in for a practical test now so he shouldn't have a long wait, when this isn't possible as he would require both his licence number and his pass reference for his theory test, I do wonder though, in these cases you often have to apply for a new provisional licence and I wonder would the licence number be the same or not.

That's probably because you applied for another provisional.;)

GwylimT

smashingyour... wrote: »

That's probably because you applied for another provisional.;)

As someone who hasn't had their licence removed for speeding etc and has a full licence I clearly didn't apply for a provisional but a replacement licence due to loss.

shaun_from_Africa

GwylimT wrote: »

As someone who hasn't had their licence removed for speeding etc and has a full licence I clearly didn't apply for a provisional but a replacement licence due to loss.

In which case it was a screwup by someone at the DVLA.
If you get a replacement licence due to loss or damage, the number on the new one should be the same as the old one.

Lum

There are two numbers on your driving licence.

Driver number e.g. BLOGG-212211-J999V
Driving licence number e.g. 123456789012

Apart from in one very specific circumstance that only affects 6000 or so people in the UK your driver number should never change. The driving licence number changes every time a new licence is issued for whatever reason.

smashingyour...

GwylimT wrote: »

As someone who hasn't had their licence removed for speeding etc and has a full licence I clearly didn't apply for a provisional but a replacement licence due to loss.

So with no record of you (because they used a new driver number) they issued a full licence?

I think not.;)

Hermione_Granger

Lum wrote: »

There are two numbers on your driving licence.

Driver number e.g. BLOGG-212211-J999V
Driving licence number e.g. 123456789012

Apart from in one very specific circumstance that only affects 6000 or so people in the UK your driver number should never change. The driving licence number changes every time a new licence is issued for whatever reason.

As your driver number is made up mainly of surname, initials and DOB, wouldn't this change whenever a woman applied for a new licence in their married name?

Lum

As far as I'm aware the surname part of the driver number does not change if you change your name.

vaio

Lum wrote: »

........Apart from in one very specific circumstance that only affects 6000 or so people in the UK your driver number should never change........

now I'm curious...

spill please

Iceweasel

vaio wrote: »

now I'm curious...

spill please

Police protection name change, new identity?????

~Chameleon~

I'm wondering why he took 3pts on his licence for his first speeding offence rather than going on the Speed Awareness Course? Had he done that maybe he would have thought twice about ever speeding again