appling for licence after being revoked

Car_54

452 said:

Sorry but on the information to hand you're wrong.

Medical, new drivers act, issued in error and fail to surrender for points are the four reasons to revoke a driving licence.

I think section 99 covers them all.

Thank you: every day is a school day!

In the case of failing to surrender, what conditions have to be met to get a new licence? If one simply has to send a new application, the whole process seems rather pointless.

Kattekwaad

Can I ask a stupid question?

Why in this day and age do you have to send in your licence to have points added?

452

Car_54 said:

452 said:

Sorry but on the information to hand you're wrong.

Medical, new drivers act, issued in error and fail to surrender for points are the four reasons to revoke a driving licence.

I think section 99 covers them all.

Thank you: every day is a school day!

In the case of failing to surrender, what conditions have to be met to get a new licence? If one simply has to send a new application, the whole process seems rather pointless.

Simple application, I've seen someone apply on Monday and sorted by Wednesday. All pre Covid though. 

452

Kattekwaad said:

Can I ask a stupid question?

Why in this day and age do you have to send in your licence to have points added?

Stops me giving your details and you getting the points for one. 

TooManyPoints

To avoid any further speculation perhaps the OP could clarify what actually happened. First of all perhaps he could tell us what offence led to all this so that we can hazard a guess at the number of points involved. Then he could tell us whether he was offered a fixed penalty, paid the money but forgot to send in his licence. Then he could tell us whether court action followed and if so what the outcome was. He might then add how long it is since he passed his first driving test (so that we can rule in or out him falling foul of the New Drivers legislation). These and other questions.....   

shufmuff

TooManyPoints said:

To avoid any further speculation perhaps the OP could clarify what actually happened. First of all perhaps he could tell us what offence led to all this so that we can hazard a guess at the number of points involved. Then he could tell us whether he was offered a fixed penalty, paid the money but forgot to send in his licence. Then he could tell us whether court action followed and if so what the outcome was. He might then add how long it is since he passed his first driving test (so that we can rule in or out him falling foul of the New Drivers legislation). These and other questions.....   

hi, thank for all the repsonses, it was driving without tax and insurance, i did speak to them a few years ago over the phone and am sure the lady said as you are changing address its actually free and my licence was revoked at the time same as now, i also passed test 2002. thanks

shufmuff

i know i said i phoned them so why am i asking you guys?, it was a few years ago and i would speak to dvla to clarify that point but as i cant i thought i could double check on here

shufmuff

im sur it was revoked for failing to surrender for point to be added but as i have never driven since i just left it, until now as i want to start driving again, bad timing with covid 19 gooing around though lol

Dr_Crypto

Kattekwaad said:

Can I ask a stupid question?

Why in this day and age do you have to send in your licence to have points added?

Because the law hasn't caught up. It dates from the days of paper licences and then paper counterparts to the photocard. At that time you had to send it off and the court would add the points by hand. Now the driver record is totally electronic this isn't needed. 
There was actually an attempt to change it but the legislation was lost in one of the general elections we've had since 2015.