Lost categories on replacement Driving Licence

[highflyer]

Can anybody help please
I lost my driving licence while I was away on vacation I sent for a replacement and have just received it back today 12/052014 with a long list of new categories but they have a line drawn through A1 and A2 which is my motorbike licence I passed this about 4 months after my car test way back in 1978 I just cant get hold of them to ask why it has a line through it.
Has this happened to anybody else ?
Thanks

[barryrs]

This might be a problem.

I have heard story's of the DVLA omitting bike category's and refusing to reinstate them unless prof such as the pass certificate being supplied. I seem to remember a motorcycle police officer facing this problem and the DVLA forcing him to retake his test.

[eybic]

It's not unknown for the DVLA to remove categories when a new licence is issued, I always try and take a pic of everything before it goes off to them.

Good luck in sorting it out.

[Rushjob]

If you passed as I did all those years ago, you should only have group A - groups A1 and A2 are restricted licences so I can see why they are not shown active.
Is group A still shown live on your licence?

[ging84]

Seems more like a printing issue as they don't normally show things you dont have by putting them on with a line through them they just simply are not there

[speedking31]

Rushjob said:

If you passed as I did all those years ago, you should only have group A - groups A1 and A2 are restricted licences so I can see why they are not shown active.
Is group A still shown live on your licence?

This. Category A basically envelopes A1 and A2 so they are not required separately.

[highflyer]

Rushjob A is for a 3 wheel trike now
A1 up to 125cc
A2 above
I had A1 A2 have finally got through after 2 1/2 hours and they now tell me they have no record of my bike licence total bk5
Have had a licence full bike and car since 78 WTF is going on is this another scam to extort more money ?
Got to send my new licence back with a covering letter and proof of my bike test which funny enough I havent got who the FCK keeps there pass certificates from over 30 years ago
FCK it I am going to carry on as normal

[eybic]

I'm sure when I passed my car test, I sent the pass certificate to them, is it not the same with bikes?

[rigga]

Huge dvla fk up that's happened lots before, as said they send back a license without previous categories that you are entitled to, you cannot prove due to long time passed since test that you are entitled to a full bike licence (I haven't got mine either) and most likely you will have to rake your test again, don't just carry on as normal as in the eyes of the law you will be riding illegally.

[Rovinghawk]

I still have my old part 1 bike pass certificate but think I had to send the part 2 certificate away to get my licence.

Are they really insisting that we send what they know we can't have?

[eybic]

This thread just makes me happy I have hi res scans of both parts of my licence, I did it before I sent it off to change address.

eta: have you had to send it to insurers at any point? Might be worth contacting them for a copy.

[rigga]

eybic said:

This thread just makes me happy I have hi res scans of both parts of my licence, I did it before I sent it off to change address.

eta: have you had to send it to insurers at any point? Might be worth contacting them for a copy.

Good shout regarding obtaining a copy of your license from another source

[highflyer]

I remember taking the test because we just rode the streets around the test area on a given route and the guy doing the test just appeared at various points, at one point the guy stepped off the pavement in front of me with his hands up for the emergency stop it was really funny when I think back.
not so fking funny now though !!
Pi55ed of had a licence up until I came back from vacation 3 weeks ago I won't be taking another test at my expense.

[Fort Jefferson]

Your licence should look like mine if you have a full bike licence.

[vonhosen]

Fort Jefferson said:

Your licence should look like mine if you have a full bike licence.

They changed again recently.

http://www.bvrla.co.uk/sites/default/files/documen...

Edited by vonhosen on Monday 12th May 17:20

[shovelheadrob]

Another case of DVLA not fit for purpose. I've heard cases like this are all too common, I've got digital & printed copies of my licence just in case this should happen to me. I'm guessing it will also put up your insurance premiums for the bike as you now have no experience, or perhaps you have but obtained while riding without the required licence!

[Rick101]

I've heard of this before.

I've also heard of DVLA refusing to accept anything other than your original pass certificate. No idea where mine is...I thought they kept it when you get your first licence??

Photos, solicitors letters, even old copies of your licence which you may have....not interested.

It really is unbelievable.

[shovelheadrob]

Another case of DVLA not fit for purpose. I've heard cases like this are all too common, I've got digital & printed copies of my licence just in case this should happen to me. I'm guessing it will also put up your insurance premiums for the bike as you now have no experience, or perhaps you have but obtained while riding without the required licence!

[eybic]

This is mine, I passed in 96 and have done no bike tests so I assume yours now looks the same op?

[rigga]

Pretty sure MCN (Bike paper) reported that the DVLA would make a concession for a copy of the original licence to prove entitlement.