Driving licenses.

AdrianC

1. It IS broken, since there's no central record of your right to drive, nor indeed whether it's even your licence. It's only an easily forged piece of paper.
2. £1.40 per year is hardly "through the nose", especially not given the benefits, which include having a very handy proof of ID for many regular purposes.
3. The UK was about the last major country to not have photographic driver ID - but even we got that sorted 17 years ago...

But, apart from that, what did a photocard licence ever do for us...?

st999

I still have mine, and I have no intention of getting one of these new fangled ones either

So have I, until next year anyway then I will be forced to get a new fangled one.

And as for it not being a

"proper"? It's a format that ceased to be used decades ago. The "proper" licence for the last seventeen years is the one you refuse to have.

I can look mine up on the DVLA site using my licence number.

AdrianC

st999 wrote: »

...I can look mine up on the DVLA site using my licence number.

You can, so you have some of the benefits - centralised record etc - already. Facade can't, so doesn't.

If Facade's wallet gets lost or damaged, he's going to have fun'n'games proving those entitlements that he's so determined to protect.

xHannahx

AdrianC wrote: »

Not even that much... It's £14.
https://www.gov.uk/renew-driving-licence

I've just done mine the form the DVLA post you when the photo is due to expire says £20 and that is the amount I've paid.

Old paper licences are still valid despite what is is said here by some until you have a change of details or reach 70.

Norman_Castle

facade wrote: »

Paranaoia has nothing to do with it.
Why should I pay, and keep on paying through the nose every few years, to replace something that isn't broken?

This is a moneysaving forum after all

Its possible insurers will start checking license details online. If you don't exist it may cause you problems.

I had planned to change mine at the reduced £14 price but as it is still £20 for me so i've decided not to. As you said, this is mse

AdrianC

Norman_Castle wrote: »

Its possible insurers will start checking license details online. If you don't exist it may cause you problems.

It's not "possible" - it's happening this year. And it's the reason the counterpart's going.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-25663249

And, yes, old licences that don't show on the online check may well cause problems.

I had planned to change mine at the reduced £14 price but as it is still £20 for me so i've decided not to. As you said, this is mse

The £20 figure is an old one, before last October.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/drivers-set-to-save-150-million-over-the-next-ten-years-as-driving-licence-fees-fall

https://www.gov.uk/renew-driving-licence
£14 online, £17 post, £4.50 for optional PO doc check.

Iceweasel

xHannahx wrote: »

I've just done mine the form the DVLA post you when the photo is due to expire says £20 and that is the amount I've paid.

Old paper licences are still valid despite what is is said here by some until you have a change of details or reach 70.

Exactly when did the DVLA send you the form?

xHannahx

Iceweasel wrote: »

Exactly when did the DVLA send you the form?

Early to mid March.

Terry2013

Hi, I have just ran my details though the link you've provided, and I aren't on their db. I have moved a couple of times and only have only just found my paper licence. I have also changed my name since.... am I better off ringing DVLA or will the PO sort it for me? Thanks

Iceweasel

xHannahx wrote: »

Early to mid March.

That's very strange as they reduced the price to £14 for online renewals and £17 for postal renewals last October.