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Driving licence renewal after expiry
I realised last week that my driving licence photocard expired in March and I must have missed the reminder letter. I have applied for renewal and posted the form, and cannot find a straight answer as to whether or not I can legally drive. The DVLA website states that I can continue to drive if they are processing my application, but I am unsure if this only applies if it expires whilst it is being processed, or if I am covered as I have sent off the application ? Where do I stand given that I am applying so long after it expired?
Many thanks
Many thanks
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It's not a problem. It doesn't affect your right to drive, at most there's a separate offence of having an out-of-date photocard. If your application is already with them nobody is going to care.0
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If it's JUST your photocard that's expired, not the actual categories on the back, then you are perfectly legal to drive.1
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