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glasfryn

cleaning up cat sick

Nov 29, 2005

20,261

somewhere in Eastbourne

• Jul 20, 2013

• #1

my other half sent off her licence to be renewed,we checked and double checked it to ensure everything was correct

it came back today
licence for 4 months
her DOB had been put on incorrectly
now they want more proof of identity
she has been driving for nearly 50 years no points ect ect

is there no one in this bloody world who can read and do their fecking job properly

 

Spun Cuppa

Thanks Greens :(

Jul 2, 2009

5,352

'We're on the road to nowhere...'

• Jul 20, 2013

• #2

The world's gone to pot to be sure

For some reason C. Ankergren springs to mind

 

seagullsovergrimsby

#cpfctinpotclub

Aug 21, 2005

43,690

Crap Town

• Jul 20, 2013

• #3

What angers me is when they originally introduced the photocard licence and said it had to be updated every 10 years there was no mention of a fee to renew the licence.

 

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• Jul 20, 2013

• #4

I renewed mine last year. And it was fine....

 

tubaman

Member

Nov 2, 2009

748

• Jul 20, 2013

• #5

Do people actually renew their photocard licences?

 

glasfryn

cleaning up cat sick

Nov 29, 2005

20,261

somewhere in Eastbourne

• Jul 20, 2013

• Thread starter
• #6

dig54 said:

I renewed mine last year. And it was fine....

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she renewed it when we moved and it was fine
monkeys and peanuts comes to mind

 

Colossal Squid

Returning video tapes

Feb 11, 2010

4,906

Under the sea

• Jul 20, 2013

• #7

I've been waiting ELEVEN months for them to send me my car registration.

Utterly inept

 

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dougdeep

New member

May 9, 2004

37,732

SUNNY SEAFORD

• Jul 20, 2013

• #8

Ect ect indeed.

 

Garage_Doors

Originally the Swankers

Jun 28, 2008

11,789

Brighton

• Jul 20, 2013

• #9

tubaman said:

Do people actually renew their photocard licences?

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If you dont and it expires then you will be driving without a licence and not uncommon for the courts to impose a fine and order you to retake the driving test.

 

banjo

GOSBTS

Oct 25, 2011

13,244

Deep south

• Jul 20, 2013

• #10

tubaman said:

Do people actually renew their photocard licences?

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didn't know you had to.

 

Garage_Doors

Originally the Swankers

Jun 28, 2008

11,789

Brighton

• Jul 20, 2013

• #11

glasfryn said:

my other half sent off her licence to be renewed,we checked and double checked it to ensure everything was correct

it came back today
licence for 4 months
her DOB had been put on incorrectly
now they want more proof of identity
she has been driving for nearly 50 years no points ect ect

is there no one in this bloody world who can read and do their fecking job properly

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A few years ago there was a glitch where when you got your licence back from them some lost some of there driving entitlement, ie full motorcycle licence.
The onus was on the holders to prove they had passed the relevant test as they claimed they did not keep the relevant records.
I one extreme case was a police motorcyclist ! Was a story that he re took the test on a police motorcycle.
Was always told to photocopy licence before sending it back to the DVLA.

 

Garage_Doors

Originally the Swankers

Jun 28, 2008

11,789

Brighton

• Jul 20, 2013

• #12

banjo said:

didn't know you had to.

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Did you not see the expiry date on it

 

banjo

GOSBTS

Oct 25, 2011

13,244

Deep south

• Jul 20, 2013

• #13

Programme_Seller said:

Did you not see the expiry date on it

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No. I now need to find it and check.

 

Icy Gull

Back on the rollercoaster

Jul 5, 2003

72,015

• Jul 20, 2013

• #14

My last passport had my date of birth wrong by a month. I never noticed until my daughter whilst laughing at my passport photo saw the date was wrong. I have had a new passport every 10 years yet when I pointed out the error the Passport office insisted on me sending my birth certificate upon renewal. Their mistake, hassle for me.

 

Stevie Boy

Well-known member

Nov 2, 2004

6,364

Horam

• Jul 20, 2013

• #15

DVLA are a nightmare, apprently they don't make mistakes (their own words) i have to renew my License as it expired june last year, will be photocopying it before it goes in the post

 

Spun Cuppa

Thanks Greens :(

Jul 2, 2009

5,352

'We're on the road to nowhere...'

• Jul 20, 2013

• #16

Driving *entitlement* (cars, for example) normally lasts up to your seventieth birthday. A *licence is valid* for ten years, and has to be renewed, like a passport. I should imagine it is more to do with updating the photo. You would soon find out if your passport has run out, as you wouldn't be allowed into your destination country, whereas with a driving licence, it would be told to you by plod if you were to be pulled over, and you would probably be nicked as well

 

glasfryn

cleaning up cat sick

Nov 29, 2005

20,261

somewhere in Eastbourne

• Jul 20, 2013

• Thread starter
• #17

my wife was 70 LAST year but we had no indication she should renew again
good idea about photocopying though

 

spongy

Well-known member

Aug 7, 2011

2,764

Burgess Hill

• Jul 20, 2013

• #18

Me and the missus moved last year and sent off our licenses for the address change, they lost them and now want to CHARGE US for lost licenses. I still have my old photocard one with the wrong address it.

As far as I'm concerned if they ****ing lost them then they should ****ing pay for them. They won't pay and I don't see why I should have to pay again. I know I will have to give in at some point but its really pissed me off

 

Tricky Dicky

New member

Jul 27, 2004

13,558

Sunny Shoreham

• Jul 20, 2013

• #19

tubaman said:

Do people actually renew their photocard licences?

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Pretty sure you can get fined for not updating it with new addresses.

 

Icy Gull

Back on the rollercoaster

Jul 5, 2003

72,015

• Jul 20, 2013

• #20

Tricky Dicky said:

Pretty sure you can get fined for not updating it with new addresses.

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I have been in the same house for the last 25 years and still have a paper licence. I think it's only when you move or lose your old licence you have to shell out for the card?