Driving Licence Renewal

[bad company]

I just did mine online. Apparently I am supposed to cut the existing licence in half & send to DVLA.

I'm a bit reluctant to send in the old licence until I have the new one. Has anybody here renewed online?

[HTP99]

These photo licences are pain when you have to renew every 10 years, at your own expense, makes me glad I've still got a paper one that lasts me till I'm 70 odd, as long as I don't move house.

[SrMoreno]

bad company said:

I just did mine online. Apparently I am supposed to cut the existing licence in half & send to DVLA.

I'm a bit reluctant to send in the old licence until I have the new one. Has anybody here renewed online?

I didn't send it back. The police haven't come knocking yet.

[jaik]

I forgot to send mine back and realised quite a while later and I never heard anything from them.

[Buggerlugz]

renewed mine last year online

didnt send old one back

if anyone ever asks ill say i posted it

i doubt prison is looming

[bad company]

Thanks guys. I was just concerned that they might not send out the new licence until they get the old one.

[RichB]

HTP99 said:

These photo licences are pain when you have to renew every 10 years, at your own expense, makes me glad I've still got a paper one that lasts me till I'm 70 odd, as long as I don't move house.

Absolutly, just a pain when occasionally I'm required to show a photo ID.

[bad company]

RichB said:

Absolutly, just a pain when occasionally I'm required to show a photo ID.

Or hire a car, particular in the USA.

[RichB]

bad company said:

Or hire a car, particular in the USA.

Really? Never had a problem but last time I hired in the States was 5 or 6 years ago. Are they getting touchy about British paper licences? I'm off there in January nd may well want a car as I'm there for 2 weeks.

[bad company]

RichB said:

Really? Never had a problem but last time I hired in the States was 5 or 6 years ago. Are they getting touchy about British paper licences? I'm off there in January nd may well want a car as I'm there for 2 weeks.

This year at the age of 56 I was for the first time in my life asked for photo id to buy a beer in the USA.

I would get a photo licence.

[B'stard Child]

RichB said:

bad company said:

Or hire a car, particular in the USA.

Really? Never had a problem but last time I hired in the States was 5 or 6 years ago. Are they getting touchy about British paper licences? I'm off there in January nd may well want a car as I'm there for 2 weeks.

Never had a problem in last 10 years

[RichB]

Thanks, if it's just getting a beer that's a problem I go to a different bar. I'll stick with my paper licence. I'm also 56

[bad company]

RichB said:

Thanks, if it's just getting a beer that's a problem I go to a different bar. I'll stick with my paper licence. I'm also 56

I asked if I would still have got the beer if I was not carrying photo ID, in this driving licence. Apparently they call the manager for a decision.

[E30M3SE]

Genuine question.

Does having the old paper only licence really cause issues hiring a car in the US, as surely one cannot get any better photo id than your passport which as a UK resident/citizen travelling to the US one would presumably have on ones person?

[B'stard Child]

E30M3SE said:

Genuine question.

Does having the old paper only licence really cause issues hiring a car in the US, as surely one cannot get any better photo id than your passport which as a UK resident/citizen travelling to the US one would presumably have on ones person?

Never had a problem at all Passport for ID and paper driving licence for the car hire

[bad company]

Got the new licence yesterday so applied Thursday, received Monday. Amazing!

[saleen836]

B'stard Child said:

E30M3SE said:

Genuine question.

Does having the old paper only licence really cause issues hiring a car in the US, as surely one cannot get any better photo id than your passport which as a UK resident/citizen travelling to the US one would presumably have on ones person?

Never had a problem at all Passport for ID and paper driving licence for the car hire

No problem at all, returned last week from California and had no problem using my paper license and passport as ID for renting from Hertz.

[steve_bmw]

What's the penalty if you don't renew it? I have the renewal letter I just forgot to do it, it's a month out of date.

[bad company]

steve_bmw said:

What's the penalty if you don't renew it? I have the renewal letter I just forgot to do it, it's a month out of date.

I should just renew now. Doubt there will be a penalty unless you are stopped by police as they won't know that you were driving.

[Murv]

The fine is £1000.00 apparently