Changing Paper Licence due to change of address

awaw76

Its impossible to get through to the DVLA with all this Strike Action. 
I thought it would be straightforward to change the address on the paper driving licence.
The D1 form seems contradictory. 
Section 5 identity - if you provide a UK passport no then it seems you do not need to send in your passsport or provide other evidence.
Section 6: Signing of the photo - you do not need it signing if you are updating the photo on your licence - but if its a paper licence then what? As it states that if you provide a passport no you don't have to get it signed. 
Then its the fee, to exchabge a paper licence its £20 if there are no changes (but there are changes as you are now providing a pic?)
However if you are changing address then its free. However online its £20 no matter what option you take.

Do uoi hold onto the  paper licence until the  new licence is sent out? With all this industrial action it could be months before the new licence is back.

Car_54

AIUI online applications won't be affected by the strike, so you should get the new licence within days.

awaw76

Car_54 said:

AIUI online applications won't be affected by the strike, so you should get the new licence within days.

But it seems online changing to a photo licence costs £20 but using the D1 form its free. 
Online or via post do you send your licence back at the same time or only when you receive your new licence?

AdrianC

If you provide a passport number, the photo is taken from your passport.
If not, you have to provide a photo. They obviously can't use the one from your previous photocard...

MX5huggy

You don’t bother to send your old license back after they send a new one (well that’s what I do).

sheramber

  https://www.gov.uk/driving-licence-fees

Exchange a paper or non-GB driving licence

What you’re exchanging	Apply online	Apply by post
Paper licence for photocard with change of address	Free	Free
Paper licence for photocard with change of name	N/A	Free
Paper licence for photocard with no change of details	£20	£20
Full Northern Ireland licence in exchange for a GB licence	N/A	Free
Full European Community, European Economic Area or other designated foreign licence, if a previous GB licence held	N/A	Free
Full European Community, European Economic Area or other designated foreign licence, if a previous GB licence not held	N/A	£43

awaw76

AdrianC said:

If you provide a passport number, the photo is taken from your passport.
If not, you have to provide a photo. They obviously can't use the one from your previous photocard...

That makes sense.
I am going to send off the form with my uk passport number and I have added a signed picture which is the same one on my passport. I am going to keep my licence until my new one is sent out. 
Legally I think I can still drive whilst my application is in the post. 

Car_54

awaw76 said:

AdrianC said:

If you provide a passport number, the photo is taken from your passport.
If not, you have to provide a photo. They obviously can't use the one from your previous photocard...

That makes sense.
I am going to send off the form with my uk passport number and I have added a signed picture which is the same one on my passport. I am going to keep my licence until my new one is sent out. 
Legally I think I can still drive whilst my application is in the post. 

If Adrian's advice makes sense, why are you ignoring it?

If you provide your passport number, you don't need to send a photo.

awaw76

Car_54 said:

awaw76 said:

AdrianC said:

If you provide a passport number, the photo is taken from your passport.
If not, you have to provide a photo. They obviously can't use the one from your previous photocard...

That makes sense.
I am going to send off the form with my uk passport number and I have added a signed picture which is the same one on my passport. I am going to keep my licence until my new one is sent out. 
Legally I think I can still drive whilst my application is in the post. 

If Adrian's advice makes sense, why are you ignoring it?

If you provide your passport number, you don't need to send a photo.

I have already completed the form and had it signed. So should I scrap that and just send a new form instead?