Expired Photocard - Eek!
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I, rather stupidly but I'm horribly disorganised, had an expired photocard for over two years. I finally got around to sorting it, but in the interim:
-Enterprise didn't notice sometimes, other times they flagged it but didn't care.
-One small company wouldn't let me rent when I told them it was expired.
-Another few smaller hire companies were OK with me just saying I had lost it, and I just gave them the paper part. One asked that I brought along my passport to go with the paper part.
Best bet I reckon would be to ring up and just say you lost the card, check if it is OK with them, at least that gives you a chance to ring around a few ones. Better than trying to blag it and being turned away at the desk.
I would get it sorted ASAP as it is up to a £1000 fine, luckily I never got pulled over in the interim. FWIW the DVLA didn't bat an eyelid when I sent off my renewal two years late.
-Enterprise didn't notice sometimes, other times they flagged it but didn't care.
-One small company wouldn't let me rent when I told them it was expired.
-Another few smaller hire companies were OK with me just saying I had lost it, and I just gave them the paper part. One asked that I brought along my passport to go with the paper part.
Best bet I reckon would be to ring up and just say you lost the card, check if it is OK with them, at least that gives you a chance to ring around a few ones. Better than trying to blag it and being turned away at the desk.
I would get it sorted ASAP as it is up to a £1000 fine, luckily I never got pulled over in the interim. FWIW the DVLA didn't bat an eyelid when I sent off my renewal two years late.
clunkbox said:
I, rather stupidly but I'm horribly disorganised, had an expired photocard for over two years. I finally got around to sorting it, but in the interim:
-Enterprise didn't notice sometimes, other times they flagged it but didn't care.
-One small company wouldn't let me rent when I told them it was expired.
-Another few smaller hire companies were OK with me just saying I had lost it, and I just gave them the paper part. One asked that I brought along my passport to go with the paper part.
Best bet I reckon would be to ring up and just say you lost the card, check if it is OK with them, at least that gives you a chance to ring around a few ones. Better than trying to blag it and being turned away at the desk.
I would get it sorted ASAP as it is up to a £1000 fine, luckily I never got pulled over in the interim. FWIW the DVLA didn't bat an eyelid when I sent off my renewal two years late.
Cheers, appreciate the post! Makes me feel a bit better. I submitted my renewal application, but it said up to 3 weeks for return!-Enterprise didn't notice sometimes, other times they flagged it but didn't care.
-One small company wouldn't let me rent when I told them it was expired.
-Another few smaller hire companies were OK with me just saying I had lost it, and I just gave them the paper part. One asked that I brought along my passport to go with the paper part.
Best bet I reckon would be to ring up and just say you lost the card, check if it is OK with them, at least that gives you a chance to ring around a few ones. Better than trying to blag it and being turned away at the desk.
I would get it sorted ASAP as it is up to a £1000 fine, luckily I never got pulled over in the interim. FWIW the DVLA didn't bat an eyelid when I sent off my renewal two years late.
Can't tell you if the hire company will be OK. Legally:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/52/sectio...
As long as you have made an application for a replacement then you are still legal to drive (subject to the nitty gritty nothing has changed etc etc...)
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/52/sectio...
As long as you have made an application for a replacement then you are still legal to drive (subject to the nitty gritty nothing has changed etc etc...)
Either way get it sorted out ASAP, a post office with the photo machine will have it sorted very quickly for you, I know two people who didnt even know that it could expire and they both got fined - is your address correct/current with the dvla as well? my pals didnt know about the photo card renewal as they never got the letter to remind them as they forgot to update their address as well - which probably contributed to them getting fined[For both the photo card + failure to update their address].
(they both lived together and did their driving tests within a month of each other, 10 yrs later they had both moved to new homes etc and completely forgot about it all)
(they both lived together and did their driving tests within a month of each other, 10 yrs later they had both moved to new homes etc and completely forgot about it all)
clunkbox said:
I, rather stupidly but I'm horribly disorganised, had an expired photocard for over two years. I finally got around to sorting it, but in the interim:
-Enterprise didn't notice sometimes, other times they flagged it but didn't care.
-One small company wouldn't let me rent when I told them it was expired.
-Another few smaller hire companies were OK with me just saying I had lost it, and I just gave them the paper part. One asked that I brought along my passport to go with the paper part.
Best bet I reckon would be to ring up and just say you lost the card, check if it is OK with them, at least that gives you a chance to ring around a few ones. Better than trying to blag it and being turned away at the desk.
I would get it sorted ASAP as it is up to a £1000 fine, luckily I never got pulled over in the interim. FWIW the DVLA didn't bat an eyelid when I sent off my renewal two years late.
Didn't bother renewing for 5+ years, was even flagged to DVLA after a pull by the police. Needed to rent a car in USA so finally renewed, no fine or even a crossed word....-Enterprise didn't notice sometimes, other times they flagged it but didn't care.
-One small company wouldn't let me rent when I told them it was expired.
-Another few smaller hire companies were OK with me just saying I had lost it, and I just gave them the paper part. One asked that I brought along my passport to go with the paper part.
Best bet I reckon would be to ring up and just say you lost the card, check if it is OK with them, at least that gives you a chance to ring around a few ones. Better than trying to blag it and being turned away at the desk.
I would get it sorted ASAP as it is up to a £1000 fine, luckily I never got pulled over in the interim. FWIW the DVLA didn't bat an eyelid when I sent off my renewal two years late.
I received a reminder in the post, complete with the form. I wonder why some people don't get reminders.
I was also impressed that since my passport was issued within the last x years (5, I think), I didn't need to send a new photo and was able to renew online.
My new documents arrived quite quickly by government standards, with the endorsement removed
I was also impressed that since my passport was issued within the last x years (5, I think), I didn't need to send a new photo and was able to renew online.
My new documents arrived quite quickly by government standards, with the endorsement removed
I was refused car rental for this very reason.
I called DVLA who confirmed I was still able to drive legally and in possession of a current UK licence but this didn't cut it with the car hire firm who were based in Weymouth. Their documents required a valid photo Licence and so that was that.
I had to get my mum to rent the car - well Mrs Henry-F
On the plus side very easy and efficient to get a replacement ordered at the local post office who took the picture, filled in all the forms and sent it off for a small charge.
Henry
I called DVLA who confirmed I was still able to drive legally and in possession of a current UK licence but this didn't cut it with the car hire firm who were based in Weymouth. Their documents required a valid photo Licence and so that was that.
I had to get my mum to rent the car - well Mrs Henry-F
On the plus side very easy and efficient to get a replacement ordered at the local post office who took the picture, filled in all the forms and sent it off for a small charge.
Henry
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