Driving License Renewal

scott123

I’m in the same position, I don’t have a passport so can’t renew online, you can’t call them, email them or use web chat and they are not accepting postal applications for now.
How are we supposed to renew are license?

AdrianC

If it's just your photocard, stop stressing. Your entitlement to drive is still valid.

If it's your actual licence that's expiring, either because you're 70 or over, or because it's short-term because of medical conditions, then so long as you can tick all the boxes at the bottom of this page...
https://www.gov.uk/renew-driving-licence-at-70

More info - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/inf1886-can-i-drive-while-my-application-is-with-dvla

tightwadess

My license is now ten years old....it expires on 21st...I need to renew my photo and my address as I have recently moved...same for husband.

tightwadess

It's not age related 

Car_54

tightwadess said:

So how do I legally drive without a current valid driving license I need to take care of my 88 year old mother as in do her shopping etc.......I can't renew online it won't let me....my husband travels 60 miles to work and back and his license is also needing renewal...what are we supposed to do ?

You can drive legally: only the photocard has expired, your licence is valid until your 70th birthday [Road Traffic Act 1988, section 99(1(a)). The actual expiry date is shown in column 11 on the back of your licence.

Failure to renew the photocard is a separate (minor) offence, but it's unlikely a prosecution would succeed in the current circumstances.

See https://www.fleetnews.co.uk/blog/entry/legislation-expired-photos-do-not-invalidate-driving-licences/46025/

tightwadess

Thank you Car_54, would that also apply to the none change of address.?....as I was intending to do both at the same time 

Car_54

tightwadess said:

Thank you Car_54, would that also apply to the none change of address.?....as I was intending to do both at the same time 

Failure to notify a change of address is also an offence, but again it doesn't affect your entitlement to drive. And I've never heard of anyone being prosecuted for it.

Scrapit

Car_54 said:

tightwadess said:

Thank you Car_54, would that also apply to the none change of address.?....as I was intending to do both at the same time 

Failure to notify a change of address is also an offence, but again it doesn't affect your entitlement to drive. And I've never heard of anyone being prosecuted for it.

And it sounds like that ship has already sailed.

tightwadess

Im sorry Scrapit.....please explain your comment...

naturaljazz

Car_54 said:

tightwadess said:

So how do I legally drive without a current valid driving license I need to take care of my 88 year old mother as in do her shopping etc.......I can't renew online it won't let me....my husband travels 60 miles to work and back and his license is also needing renewal...what are we supposed to do ?

You can drive legally: only the photocard has expired, your licence is valid until your 70th birthday [Road Traffic Act 1988, section 99(1(a)). The actual expiry date is shown in column 11 on the back of your licence.

Failure to renew the photocard is a separate (minor) offence, but it's unlikely a prosecution would succeed in the current circumstances.

See https://www.fleetnews.co.uk/blog/entry/legislation-expired-photos-do-not-invalidate-driving-licences/46025/

I wish that were correct as if it was we would have nothing to worry about. All that 11 tells us is when the type of vehicle we can drive remains valid. The driving license date at 4 is the date it expires. I know because I just (two minutes ago) tried to renew online and cannot renew and so my license is now expired.

I emailed DVLA twice before it expired and they did nothing.

The post office that deals with driving licenses has closed in the city (yes city)!

I have emailed my MP and ask all others to do the same. Its a shi*-show  and not on at all to leave people like this with no license and hence an insurance issue if anything happens.