MSE News: Applying or renewing your driving licence? Wait until tomorrow if you can

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Motorists needing to renew a driving photocard or apply for a provisional licence should wait till tomorrow as fees drop ...

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Applying or renewing your driving licence? Wait until tomorrow if you can




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Norman_Castle

3.37pm on the day before prices are lowered?.

BeenThroughItAll

Norman_Castle wrote: »

3.37pm on the day before prices are lowered?.

Yeah, and almost a week after this was announced, and discussed on the forum.

One wonders where MSE gets its 'news'.

Pincher

Wasn't it free? I don't remember paying for it.

robin58

Damn! Have to change my paper license to a new photocard but still have to pay £20.

miller

Presumably you can upload a photo/scan when renewing online?

Captaincodpiece

robin58 wrote: »

Damn! Have to change my paper license to a new photocard but still have to pay £20.

No you don't.

Norman_Castle

You do without a change of details. https://www.gov.uk/driving-licence-fees

Exchanging a driving licence

Reason for exchange Apply online Apply by post Add entitlement to full or provisional licence N/A Free Paper licence to photocard with change of address Free Free Paper licence to photocard with change of name N/A Free Paper licence to photocard with no change of details £20 £20 Removal of expired endorsements N/A £20 Full Northern Ireland licence to a GB licence N/A Free Full European Community, European Economic Area or other designated foreign licence, if a previous GB licence held N/A Free Northern Ireland licence with a GB test pass N/A Free

Geodark

Norman_Castle wrote: »

3.37pm on the day before prices are lowered?.

There have been a few posts on here over the last weeks about this - hence the reason I am waiting until tomorrow to order my daughters provisional

Captaincodpiece

Norman_Castle wrote: »

You do without a change of details. https://www.gov.uk/driving-licence-fees

Exchanging a driving licence

Reason for exchange Apply online Apply by post Add entitlement to full or provisional licence N/A Free Paper licence to photocard with change of address Free Free Paper licence to photocard with change of name N/A Free Paper licence to photocard with no change of details £20 £20 Removal of expired endorsements N/A £20 Full Northern Ireland licence to a GB licence N/A Free Full European Community, European Economic Area or other designated foreign licence, if a previous GB licence held N/A Free Northern Ireland licence with a GB test pass N/A Free

Without a change of details theses no reason for him to change from paper to card.

robin58

Captaincodpiece wrote: »

Without a change of details theses no reason for him to change from paper to card.

Actually you are wrong.

In 2015 everybody who still owns a paper license will have to upgrade to a photo-card license.

Then the £20 charge will still be charged to me.

I have always thought that is a bum deal. Penalizing people who don't move with a £20 cost, whilst the people who do move, get the changes done for free every time they move address.

Maybe the MSE site might tell us the news about this in early 2016!