points on driving license.

sebastianj

Just wondering, how can you tell if a driver has points on his license?
Thanks
Seb

Quentin

Ask to see the licence (paper part)

sebastianj

Paper part? The license is 'photo', which paper part?
Seb

paddedjohn

Quentin wrote: »

Ask to see the licence (paper part)

Or ask them. Why do you need to know?

JustAnotherSaver

sebastianj wrote: »

Paper part? The license is 'photo', which paper part?
Seb

The part of the license that is made of paper.

Not the card that is carried around in the wallet, but the paper bit that goes with it. Think it's green. A section towards the bottom IIRC.

EDIT: https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=paper+part+of+driving+license&safe=off&client=firefox-a&hs=kFw&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=d6VtUpKJOonO0AWy4oDgCg&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAQ&biw=1920&bih=934#imgdii=_

Iceweasel

sebastianj wrote: »

Paper part? The license is 'photo', which paper part?
Seb

No - A UK driving licence is in 2 parts - one a plastic photo-card and the other paper part.

On their own they count for nothing.

The paper part is where any penalties are recorded.

I often interview drivers for jobs with a charity and we tell them in advance we need to see both parts.

Iceweasel

JustAnotherSaver wrote: »

The part of the license that is made of paper.

Not the card that is carried around in the wallet, but the paper bit that goes with it. Think it's green. A section towards the bottom IIRC.

EDIT: https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=paper+part+of+driving+license&safe=off&client=firefox-a&hs=kFw&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=d6VtUpKJOonO0AWy4oDgCg&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAQ&biw=1920&bih=934#imgdii=_

Carrying your licence in your wallet is a waste of time unless you just want to use it as a form of photo ID.

If a traffic police officer asks for you to produce your licence the plastic part is no good without the other bit.

vaio

safest way is a joint phone call to dvlc

Hintza

sebastianj wrote: »

Paper part? The license is 'photo', which paper part?
Seb

Pedant alert!!

And it is spelt with a "C" not an "S" as in licence.

sebastianj

The green paper part, I think is called 'counter foil' or something. So the penalty points are in there somewhere? Is it easy to spot?
Thanks for the response, I can say I have learnt something.

Seb

Quentin

Yes, very easy to spot!