B+E being scrapped?
Discussion
ESD1711 said:
jamesssss said:
Presumably the easiest way is to pay the £20 and say you lost it?
The easiest way would be to do nothing at all. Like they’ve said, entitlements will be added automatically.
Having a bit of plastic with BE on it wouldn’t matter if they did decide to do a U-Turn on this, which I severely doubt they could / would.
Everyone panicking trying to get an unnecessary replacement is just going to put an already strained DVLA under more pressure.
I've checked this morning, and his DVLA driver record has been updated with the new address but no new BE category under "vehicles you can drive". However, it is still showing under "vehicles you can provisionally drive". So unless they're putting it on the photocard but not the online record, I doubt that saying it's lost will do much!
Powerfully Built Company Directors Secretary said:
Strangely enough, I have just updated the address on my brother's driving licence (literally 19:30ish last night) as we moved a few months back and is going to swap his UK licence for an Icelandic one so felt it best to have an up to date address just in case.
I've checked this morning, and his DVLA driver record has been updated with the new address but no new BE category under "vehicles you can drive". However, it is still showing under "vehicles you can provisionally drive". So unless they're putting it on the photocard but not the online record, I doubt that saying it's lost will do much!
It'll end up on the online record, just might take some time. Try waiting until it shows before swapping it for the Icelandic one if you can - hopefully it'll transfer with itI've checked this morning, and his DVLA driver record has been updated with the new address but no new BE category under "vehicles you can drive". However, it is still showing under "vehicles you can provisionally drive". So unless they're putting it on the photocard but not the online record, I doubt that saying it's lost will do much!
EthanSmale said:
Powerfully Built Company Directors Secretary said:
Strangely enough, I have just updated the address on my brother's driving licence (literally 19:30ish last night) as we moved a few months back and is going to swap his UK licence for an Icelandic one so felt it best to have an up to date address just in case.
I've checked this morning, and his DVLA driver record has been updated with the new address but no new BE category under "vehicles you can drive". However, it is still showing under "vehicles you can provisionally drive". So unless they're putting it on the photocard but not the online record, I doubt that saying it's lost will do much!
It'll end up on the online record, just might take some time. Try waiting until it shows before swapping it for the Icelandic one if you can - hopefully it'll transfer with itI've checked this morning, and his DVLA driver record has been updated with the new address but no new BE category under "vehicles you can drive". However, it is still showing under "vehicles you can provisionally drive". So unless they're putting it on the photocard but not the online record, I doubt that saying it's lost will do much!
I did my BE in 2019, so sadly didn't get it FOC!
Just to update this. The new licence for my brother landed on the doorstep today and it DOES have BE on it, valid from 16th December 21. It hasn't been put on his online record yet, so hopefully he won't have any issues when he comes to exchange it.
However, the DVLA has changed the design and it's hideous IMO!
However, the DVLA has changed the design and it's hideous IMO!
Edited by Powerfully Built Company Directors Secretary on Wednesday 22 December 12:10
I went online to renew my driving license but because My passport has expired I can’t renew it online.
I have got to send a cheque or postal order and a passport photo?!
It seems very antiquated when I can do just about anything else online, surely the have the ability to accept uploaded photos and card payment?
I have got to send a cheque or postal order and a passport photo?!
It seems very antiquated when I can do just about anything else online, surely the have the ability to accept uploaded photos and card payment?
Gtom said:
I went online to renew my driving license but because My passport has expired I can’t renew it online.
I have got to send a cheque or postal order and a passport photo?!
It seems very antiquated when I can do just about anything else online, surely the have the ability to accept uploaded photos and card payment?
Are you grizzling because you let your licence AND your passport expire?I have got to send a cheque or postal order and a passport photo?!
It seems very antiquated when I can do just about anything else online, surely the have the ability to accept uploaded photos and card payment?
Gtom said:
I went online to renew my driving license but because My passport has expired I can’t renew it online.
I have got to send a cheque or postal order and a passport photo?!
It seems very antiquated when I can do just about anything else online, surely the have the ability to accept uploaded photos and card payment?
You'll need to send form D1 to them, good luck! My future BIL sent one off as his provisional licence had expired, he'd lost it and he needed to change his name (deed poll) and address. DVLA received in around 25th August and hasn't done anything with it yet. I have got to send a cheque or postal order and a passport photo?!
It seems very antiquated when I can do just about anything else online, surely the have the ability to accept uploaded photos and card payment?
The DVLA should really introduce a system like you've suggested..
Gtom said:
normalbloke said:
Are you grizzling because you let your licence AND your passport expire?
I wasn’t too concerned about the passport and I’m still not, I held on with the driving license to get the b+e on it. Worse things have happened at sea.
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