DVLA Rip off

Nebulous2

50Twuncle wrote: »

No - that's my original paper licence and it is the same address and details as my, soon to expire plastic card version !

So why didn’t you stick with it? Getting a photo one was probably unnecessary.

50Twuncle

Nebulous2 wrote: »

So why didn’t you stick with it? Getting a photo one was probably unnecessary.

I agree - but that doesn't answer my question
Is my paper licence still valid - YES - according to DVLA

But can I use it to drive - without a plastic card ?

custardy

50Twuncle wrote: »

I agree - but that doesn't answer my question
Is my paper licence still valid - YES - according to DVLA

But can I use it to drive - without a plastic card ?

your right to drive is.
you requirement to have a valid photocard isnt.
Not really complex to grasp but you seem to like to make everyday things complicated

McKneff

Im fairly sure that when i hit 70 and had to replace my paper license i was told to return the paper license as no one was allowed to be in possession of 2 licences,
I think i saw it in writing too

50Twuncle

McKneff wrote: »

Im fairly sure that when i hit 70 and had to replace my paper license i was told to return the paper license as no one was allowed to be in possession of 2 licences,
I think i saw it in writing too

So why do DVLA say that a pre-March 2000 paper licence is still valid and not to destroy it ?

sheramber

Did you rad the next sentence?


If you have a paper driving licence

Paper driving licences issued before 31 March 2000 are still valid. Do not destroy your licence.

When you update your name or address, or renew your licence, you’ll only get a photocard licence.

50Twuncle

sheramber wrote: »

Did you rad the next sentence?


If you have a paper driving licence

Paper driving licences issued before 31 March 2000 are still valid. Do not destroy your licence.

When you update your name or address, or renew your licence, you’ll only get a photocard licence.

Yes but the paper licence remains valid

Takmon

50Twuncle wrote: »

Yes but the paper licence remains valid

Your paper licence is no longer valid, here is the website where someone with a paper licence gets a photocard license:

https://www.gov.uk/exchange-paper-driving-licence

Notice the wording used in the title "Exchange your paper driving licence for a photocard licence".

"Exchange" means you have changed your paper license for the photocard one so both cannot be valid. If you didn't get a photocard then your paper license would have still been valid but you did get one.

Shaun_of_the_Dead

50Twuncle wrote: »

Yes but the paper licence remains valid

It was valid up to the point you obtained a photo card.

facade

50Twuncle wrote: »

Yes but the paper licence remains valid

Not if you exchanged it for a photocard licence. You didn't even need to. (I haven't, so I've saved £28 already, will be £42 before my paper licence finally expires when I'm 70)


Your old style paper licence would still be valid if it hadn't been exchanged for a photocard one.


We are talking about a dot Gov page here, they have very little knowledge of the Law, and you shouldn't take what you read on there as being the Law.


Now you have a photocard licence you have to keep renewing it.



Only way to be sure we are wrong is not renew the photocard and see if you get fined £1000, so you are taking a 71:1 gamble.