Renewing Photocard Licence - Well Over A Year Before It Should Be Due ...?

[joko]

a couple of months back i received a letter from the DVLA, telling me i needed to renew my photocard license by a certain date.

however that date is only 8 years 4 months after issue - not 10 ...?

it is the date written on my current driving license though

why would they have only issued the license for only 8 years ?

is this an error?

shall i mention it to them and extend this one?

in all it will cost me around £28 to renew it - so i'd rather it last as long as it should

thanks

[Buenchico]

I'm confused.

You should only need to renew your licence after 10 years (which should only cost you £14, not £28) or when you reach 70. (That renewal is free, as are the ones every three years after that).

Is your age relevant here?

[Jackdaw33]

That's what I'm thinking. Are you coming up to 70?

[jno]

I'm pretty sure joko's nothing like 70. Any other reason the licence might not have extended 10 years when she got it? I can't think of any, other than a computer glitch (aka "error in front of screen").

I'd ring them and ask what's up.

[ToraToraTora]

what are the dates in 4a and 4b?

[joko]

the dates are from 4-7-07 to 15-11-15 ... so only 8 years - the dates
seem rather random dont they ...

it is my first license

im 43

the cost was more, because i have no passport so i cant do it online, so i need to buy new new photos and need to get it done at a participating post office - and the nearest one will cost me to get there

i have just realised i can post it though, which is £17 but i still need photos, so that will still cost another £4-5 or so i think.

thanks

[mccfluff]

the dates on my license are 01/05/07 - 13/12/15 = 8 years...


however my original was nicked and this is the replacement, the issue date changed but not the end date

[joko]

i have rung them - it seems it dates from the date they get the photo in their system, which was first used on my provisional license, then used on my proper one.

thanks all

[jno]

for what it's worth, I just took a selfie, adjusted it to the right size, photoshopped stray bits of hair out of the way, and sent it in. No problems and only the cost of the stamp.

[ABerrant]

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Motoring/Question1056931.html

[Psybbo]

When did your provisional licence finish as this may be the reason?

[ToraToraTora]

ok the picture cannot be more than 10 years old, so it must have been on the provisional. I suspect the 4a date on your provisional licence is Nov 2005.

[joko]

yes, as i say above, it is the date i provided the pic for the provisional

thanks

jno - yes thanks, thats what ive done