We’d like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum.
This is to keep it a safe and useful space for MoneySaving discussions. Threads that are – or become – political in nature may be removed in line with the Forum’s rules. Thank you for your understanding.
📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!
The Forum now has a brand new text editor, adding a bunch of handy features to use when creating posts. Read more in our how-to guide
Want to become a Forum Ambassador? Visit the Community Noticeboard for details on how to apply
Early driving licence renewal
How early can you apply for a renewal of a drivers licence?
I still have 8 months left on my drivers licence.
If i apply for a renewal now, will the start date be the day after the current '4b' date or in a few weeks time when my renewal application had been approved?
I still have 8 months left on my drivers licence.
If i apply for a renewal now, will the start date be the day after the current '4b' date or in a few weeks time when my renewal application had been approved?
0
Comments
-
This is just the 10yr renewal of the photocard?
Why not leave it until closer to the time?0 -
That's the point. How much do you lose if any?AdrianC said:This is just the 10yr renewal of the photocard?
Why not leave it until closer to the time?
If i renew 2 months before expiry, is it 9 years and 10 months before the next renewal date or the full 10 years?
If it is the full 10 years how early can i renew?0 -
Late last year I had a couple of months left on my photo driving licence before it expired. I assumed that renewal would a little while so I made the renewal application. I did the renew expecting that the new licence would be valid from the date of expiry of the old licence. This was not the case, the new licence had a start date on the time I did the renewal. So I did actually lose a couple of months......
I did the renewal online and the DVLA checks were completed online too.
If my licence still had 8 months or so to run until expiry, I'd wait until much near the date of expiry.1 -
Unlike passports I don't see any need to renew early, for these things it's always an acceptable "excuse" to say it's with DVLA for processing (which only took a few days the last time I did it).
And despite the repeated dire warnings from MSE about the potential for a £1000 fine - who ever gets fined for an out of date photocard?0 -
This is MSE,davidmcn said:Unlike passports I don't see any need to renew early, for these things it's always an acceptable "excuse" to say it's with DVLA for processing (which only took a few days the last time I did it).
And despite the repeated dire warnings from MSE about the potential for a £1000 fine - who ever gets fined for an out of date photocard?
Expired photo card - immediate £1000 fine
Drive a car 10 yards on the highway with no tax - car towed and crushed
Drive with no MoT - insurance invalid and perpetrator publicly flogged
Note- using term tax instead of VED gets you a reminder road tax was abolished in 1937
0
Confirm your email address to Create Threads and Reply
Categories
- All Categories
- 353.9K Banking & Borrowing
- 254.3K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
- 455.2K Spending & Discounts
- 246.9K Work, Benefits & Business
- 603.5K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
- 178.3K Life & Family
- 261K Travel & Transport
- 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
- 16.1K Discuss & Feedback
- 37.7K Read-Only Boards