Paper Driving Licence

AdrianC

hollie.weimeraner wrote: »

have you seen the waiting list for tests in some areas? Can you imagine the logistical nightmare of re testing everyone in the UK every 10 years?

Obviously, the infrastructure would need to be in place, but since the test fees would make it self-financing...

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hollie.weimeraner wrote: »

£20 to change from paper to plastic:

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

It's £14 to renew the photograph every 10 years.

So that is £48 I've saved so far over changing for no reason at all in 1999, with another £28 still to save yet, no doubt they'd make me pay the full £14 to renew at age 69.

hollie.weimeraner

facade wrote: »

So that is £48 I've saved so far over changing for no reason at all in 1999, with another £28 still to save yet, no doubt they'd make me pay the full £14 to renew at age 69.

Of course

AdrianC

facade wrote: »

So that is £48 I've saved so far over changing for no reason at all in 1999

Spread over three decades...

with another £28 still to save yet

Which'll take you up to half a century.

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AdrianC wrote: »

Spread over three decades...


Which'll take you up to half a century.

You are right , I counted one too many,



£20 in 1999
£14 in 2009
£14 in 2019
£14 in 2029


So only a saving of £62 overall.



And then I'll be on the 3 year programme before 2039.

Jonathan_Kelvin

aardvaak wrote: »

I do not have a valid passport

I’m always surprised when people say this; have you no interest in spending time overseas? The world’s a mighty large place, and the U.K. is relatively small, you’re missing out on an awful lot if you never leave it.

forgotmyname

Shaun_of_the_Dead wrote: »

Absolutely spot on, but the rules should be they're in one piece and no sellotape.;)

So my 99.5% sellotape and 0.5% paper would no longer be valid? Damn.

Its MSE surely if I saved £1 since the photo cards were issued then its a win for the consumer, no?

Never mind the vast fortune of £30 or maybe more if you count in the digital tacho cards which most of the drivers bought but were almost out of date before the firm actually purchased a vehicle with one.

Saved enough for 2 takeaways probably.

If I claim having a photo licence will cause me pain and suffering can I claim compensation? Oh goody... how much??

AdrianC

forgotmyname wrote: »

Its MSE surely if I saved £1 since the photo cards were issued then its a win for the consumer, no?

There's a world of difference between not spending and not getting good value.