Replacing paper counterpart driving licence

Replacing paper counterpart driving licence

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daz3210

5,000 posts

239 months

Friday 3rd February 2012
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What is the actual status if you move house for a year then? Thats basically what students do is it not? Should they not change their licence details?

As for the First Class being deemed as served, well it works for the BiB with NiP's, they can't have it both ways can they?

McSam

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6,753 posts

174 months

Sunday 5th February 2012
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daz3210 said:
What is the actual status if you move house for a year then? Thats basically what students do is it not? Should they not change their licence details?

As for the First Class being deemed as served, well it works for the BiB with NiP's, they can't have it both ways can they?
I spend holidays and obviously summer at home (so that adds up to five months), all my bank accounts etc. stay registered there. There's absolutely no reason to go about changing my licence address because my home is still my permanent address, and I still get post from there. Student houses etc. are temporary residences. If you moved house properly for a year, as in you no longer inhabited the address, I guess you'd need to change the details even if you intended to move back after some time.

They probably can have it both ways, which is why I was wondering hehe

caziques

2,567 posts

167 months

Sunday 5th February 2012
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An address for DVLA purposes is one through which you can be contacted, which doesn't have to be where you live.

It's very useful having at least two addresses - especially when hiring a car abroad.

I like to use my UK licence for example when hiring a car in Australia - so any after event crap ends up in the UK - where I haven't lived for ten years.

jimslops

6,419 posts

153 months

Sunday 5th February 2012
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Pontoneer said:
You can do it online .

They do ask you to send both parts back ; but if they write some time later to tell you they never received it , you will just have to tell them you posted it but it must have gone astray frown

Just as with SORN notifications , the Interpretation Act states that something posted is deemed to have been delivered , so they cannot penalise you for something getting lost in the Post ( or within DVLA ) smile
Does this work?

KieronGSi

1,108 posts

203 months

Sunday 5th February 2012
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McSam said:
No, change of address isn't an issue - my permanent residence hasn't changed, it's simply that in term time I've been living in student houses nearer to my university.

I didn't know that the licences have version numbers on them, but that makes sense, thanks for the info there - I presume there's no reason I can't claim I've lost both parts, get a new photocard while keeping the old one? I could then use the old one as ID and so on at no risk of actually losing the valid driving licence, handy smile

Any idea how long replacements take to turn up?
I did this, i lost my paper part during a move and claimed i'd lost both. It cost me £18 to get a new one sent to my new address upon which I destroyed the old photo card.

McSam

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6,753 posts

174 months

Monday 6th February 2012
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caziques said:
An address for DVLA purposes is one through which you can be contacted, which doesn't have to be where you live.

It's very useful having at least two addresses - especially when hiring a car abroad.

I like to use my UK licence for example when hiring a car in Australia - so any after event crap ends up in the UK - where I haven't lived for ten years.
Provided your credit rating still stacks up, fair play! biggrin

KevinA3DSG32

11,555 posts

279 months

Monday 6th February 2012
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jimslops said:
Pontoneer said:
You can do it online .

They do ask you to send both parts back ; but if they write some time later to tell you they never received it , you will just have to tell them you posted it but it must have gone astray frown

Just as with SORN notifications , the Interpretation Act states that something posted is deemed to have been delivered , so they cannot penalise you for something getting lost in the Post ( or within DVLA ) smile
Does this work?
Not without a receipt of posting, no. If you can prove posting (receipt of some sort) then yes, it cannot fail.

jimslops

6,419 posts

153 months

Monday 6th February 2012
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KevinA3DSG32 said:
Not without a receipt of posting, no. If you can prove posting (receipt of some sort) then yes, it cannot fail.
So, if you want a free license, just send an empty envelope, recorded with a tear on it / don't seal it very well. Probably more hassle than it is worth when it comes to proving you sent it etc. (and fraudulent).

daz3210

5,000 posts

239 months

Monday 6th February 2012
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jimslops said:
KevinA3DSG32 said:
Not without a receipt of posting, no. If you can prove posting (receipt of some sort) then yes, it cannot fail.
So, if you want a free license, just send an empty envelope, recorded with a tear on it / don't seal it very well. Probably more hassle than it is worth when it comes to proving you sent it etc. (and fraudulent).
But I think recorded they get a record on the paperwork of who sent it.

And the Post Office surely won't send an obviously opened package, especially an empty envelope.

BUt you can get a proof of posting over the counter for free. I do it for certain events, when I simply need to prove I posted, but not need to prove receipt.