Didn't cut my old driver's licence in half before sending it back to DVLA

elsien

I’ve still got my old licence. Never sent it back when I applied for a new one and they’ve never followed up and asked for it.

chiny

Silentmemory said:

If you have motorcycle entitlement don't send it back. It has been known for DVLA to leave your full bike info off and people have had to redo their test. I never send mine back.

Applying today, the DVLA web site states that if I renew online, they will include only a "car entitlement" which would remove my motorcycle category, along with all the other wacky categories.   Certainly the DVLA online application needs careful attention.

Mind you, I'm long past my motorcycling days.   Last bike I rode was a Kawaski 900 and it was definitely fast.

user1977

chiny said:

oldagetraveller1 said:

I renewed my over 70 licence online last May and there was definitely no requirement to send the expiring licence back before receipt of the replacement. In fact I received it within a week.

I didn't send the old one back anyway. I'm sure it said, then, to return after receiving the new licence. Nothing has happened because of that. I would return it if they provided a prepaid envelope or Freepost address though.

That might sound like nitpicking but it does mean that there is no period between application and receipt when no licence documentation would be held, which could lead to problems.   

What sort of problems? You're allowed to not hold a (physical) licence while it's being updated or renewed. You used to have send back ye olde paper licence to have points added, for example.

oldagetraveller1

Silentmemory said:

If you have motorcycle entitlement don't send it back. It has been known for DVLA to leave your full bike info off and people have had to redo their test. I never send mine back.

I do have M/C entitlement but that wouldn't really bother me. No intention to ride a M/C, it would terrify me and probably others.

I passed the M/C test when the Examiner just stood on the pavement and watched the candidate ride round a block of houses! Executed arm signals correctly and didn't fall off - pass. I think there were a couple of Highway Code questions too.