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Driving Licence Photograph
Received a letter from the DVLA informing me that the photograph on my Driving Licence is over 10 years old and as of 30/05/2011 it is illegal to drive with it until I get an up to date photograph at a cost of £20. It warns me that I could face a fine of up to £1,000 and my insurance will be invalidated. What about the millions who have never bothered to replace their old paper licence for the photocard type.
I think it's just a scam by the Government to make money out of the public.
Anyone else had this situation and has anyone any opinions?
I think it's just a scam by the Government to make money out of the public.
Anyone else had this situation and has anyone any opinions?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.It was clearly documented on all the forms you filled out when you got the first photo license that it would need to be replaced after ten years (just as the photos on passports have needed for ever) not reading or remembering what you've read isn't the governments fault.
And the millions who still have a paper license don't need to do anything, but if their license has to go back to the DVLA for any other reason they will need to update to a photo license.
And the millions who still have a paper license don't need to do anything, but if their license has to go back to the DVLA for any other reason they will need to update to a photo license.
Like if you need a licence you could negotiate what is written on it anyway.
I have no idea what the cost of producing a licence is, but yes, I'm inclined to consider it a scam too. Not to mention an ID card by the back door. After all you don't need a photo for your TV licence or your marriage licence, etc..
I have no idea what the cost of producing a licence is, but yes, I'm inclined to consider it a scam too. Not to mention an ID card by the back door. After all you don't need a photo for your TV licence or your marriage licence, etc..
Count yourselves lucky !
In Australia, a country with a population one-third of the UK, there are State driving licences and driving laws instead of Australia-wide laws. I bought a car in Queensland which was registered as a Queensland car and I had a Queensland driving licence.
Then I moved to Melbourne in Victoria and had to re-register my car there, get new Victorian number plates and a Victorian driving licence.
2 years later I moved back to Queensland, had to get an MOT for the car, re-register it in Queensland with new number plates (not the same as the first pair)
and exchange my Victorian driving licence back to a Queensland licence.
Of course there were plenty of charges for all these changes...
In Australia, a country with a population one-third of the UK, there are State driving licences and driving laws instead of Australia-wide laws. I bought a car in Queensland which was registered as a Queensland car and I had a Queensland driving licence.
Then I moved to Melbourne in Victoria and had to re-register my car there, get new Victorian number plates and a Victorian driving licence.
2 years later I moved back to Queensland, had to get an MOT for the car, re-register it in Queensland with new number plates (not the same as the first pair)
and exchange my Victorian driving licence back to a Queensland licence.
Of course there were plenty of charges for all these changes...