Abolition of driving licence paper counterpart 01/01/2015

Abolition of driving licence paper counterpart 01/01/2015

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R0G

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4,984 posts

154 months

Friday 25th July 2014
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https://www.gov.uk/government/news/driving-licence...

What to do with your paper counterpart from January 2015

If you don’t think you’ll need it, then you may destroy it. You should not destroy the counterpart before 1 January 2015.

essayer

9,011 posts

193 months

Friday 25th July 2014
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Well that's handy, because I've lost mine


But what happens when we hire a car abroad?

R0G

Original Poster:

4,984 posts

154 months

Friday 25th July 2014
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essayer said:
Well that's handy, because I've lost mine


But what happens when we hire a car abroad?
Other EU states do not have a counterpart

tenpenceshort

32,880 posts

216 months

Friday 25th July 2014
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essayer said:
Well that's handy, because I've lost mine


But what happens when we hire a car abroad?
They'll be able to check online. It should help prevent fraud where potential employees or car hirers use an old counterpart to claim they have a clean licence.

NormalWisdom

2,139 posts

158 months

Friday 25th July 2014
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essayer said:
Well that's handy, because I've lost mine


But what happens when we hire a car abroad?
I have never been asked to show the green counterpart in 15 years of hiring abroad - I've hired once in the UK and they asked for it!!

Riley Blue

20,915 posts

225 months

Friday 25th July 2014
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Always asked for it here, sometimes within a few days of a previous car hire - as if I'd fill it with endorsements in the meantime (I s'pose it could happen...)

DanielSan

18,747 posts

166 months

Friday 25th July 2014
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This is some unusual common sense for a change. Never have seen the point of the paper part to be honest.

Conscript

1,378 posts

120 months

Friday 25th July 2014
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Wow, spooky. Just last night I was filing away mine/my gfs new counterparts after a recent house move and caught myself wondering what was the point of having them.

Chris Type R

8,018 posts

248 months

Friday 25th July 2014
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dvla said:
DVLA is developing a new digital enquiry service for launch later this year ....
I won't be in a hurry to destroy mine. Although, admittedly I can't remember when last I used it.


Likes Fast Cars

2,769 posts

164 months

Friday 25th July 2014
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Let's hope this digital service manages to go live as planned and not become another major government project cock-up.

Chris Type R

8,018 posts

248 months

Friday 25th July 2014
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Likes Fast Cars said:
Let's hope this digital service manages to go live as planned and not become another major government project cock-up.
^expensive^

CB2152

1,555 posts

132 months

Friday 25th July 2014
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I left mine in my old car when I part-ex'ed it. Whoever bought it from the dealer afterwards returned it to me through the post. I didn't even realise I didn't have it until I opened the envelope with it in...

cuprabob

14,419 posts

213 months

Friday 25th July 2014
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Beta of online system is available, although not everyone's details are on it. It's worth a check though.

https://www.gov.uk/view-driving-licence

Toaster Pilot

14,615 posts

157 months

Friday 25th July 2014
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I like this - tried out the beta and it worked fine for me too.

Also http://www.vehicleenquiry.service.gov.uk - check tax and mot status of any vehicle smile

kambites

67,461 posts

220 months

Friday 25th July 2014
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About time. The thing shouldn't have existed in the first place.

Lowtimer

4,286 posts

167 months

Friday 25th July 2014
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I've still got the paper one issued when I last moved house almost 20 years ago, and have therefore avoiding being afflicted by the two-part nonsense at all.

mickrick

3,700 posts

172 months

Friday 25th July 2014
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About time. I only ever show my plastic one here in Spain anyway.

98elise

26,376 posts

160 months

Friday 25th July 2014
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Lowtimer said:
I've still got the paper one issued when I last moved house almost 20 years ago, and have therefore avoiding being afflicted by the two-part nonsense at all.
Same here. Its stuffed in the back of my wallet, so its falling to pieces. It can only be folded/unfolded very carefully, and needs to be handled like a 1000 year old parchment.

When they do away with the two part, I'll change it.

Who me ?

7,455 posts

211 months

Friday 25th July 2014
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Worked great for me. Forgotten about all those things I can drive. Possibly Jan can't come soon enough for me as my paper bit is almost falling to bits.

voicey

2,453 posts

186 months

Friday 25th July 2014
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cuprabob said:
Beta of online system is available, although not everyone's details are on it. It's worth a check though.

https://www.gov.uk/view-driving-licence
Toaster Pilot said:
I like this - tried out the beta and it worked fine for me too.

Also http://www.vehicleenquiry.service.gov.uk - check tax and mot status of any vehicle smile
Thanks guys - great links