Driving with no licence.
Discussion
The thieving b
ds at DVLA want £20 for renewing my photo licence as it appears its 10 years old (although I have been driving for 30).
Stupid question: can I still legally drive even if I don't have it in my possession as it says it runs out in 2 weeks time and I know how long the DVLA takes to sort anything out.
ds at DVLA want £20 for renewing my photo licence as it appears its 10 years old (although I have been driving for 30).Stupid question: can I still legally drive even if I don't have it in my possession as it says it runs out in 2 weeks time and I know how long the DVLA takes to sort anything out.
This was discussed at length a while back.
The answer was that your "legal permission" to drive is still there even if the paperwork is in the posts.
Slightly more controversially was the suggestion that if you don't renew you're still legally allowed to drive but you might get a bking for not having your paperwork up to date.
The answer was that your "legal permission" to drive is still there even if the paperwork is in the posts.
Slightly more controversially was the suggestion that if you don't renew you're still legally allowed to drive but you might get a b
king for not having your paperwork up to date.Retroman said:
Mines expired a few years ago now. Been stopped by the police for routine checks since it's expired and had a NIP and 3 points following a speeding offense recently.
No bking / mention of the out of data Photocard yet
"Driving without a valid driving licence can result in a fine of up to £1,000, and between three and six penalty points on your licence. Your car can also be seized and crushed."No b
king / mention of the out of data Photocard yetI think that officially falls into the category:
Not worth the risk!
andyiley said:
"Driving without a valid driving licence can result in a fine of up to £1,000, and between three and six penalty points on your licence. Your car can also be seized and crushed."
I think that officially falls into the category:
Not worth the risk!
Wrong! That's driving otherwise in accordance with a licence.I think that officially falls into the category:
Not worth the risk!
Expired photocard is s. 99 RTA 1988 - not endorseable.
jbsportstech said:
Morningside said:
Thanks. I suppose these days it does not matter so much as all the info is on computer.
/flounce
andyiley said:
"Driving without a valid driving licence can result in a fine of up to £1,000, and between three and six penalty points on your licence. Your car can also be seized and crushed."
I think that officially falls into the category:
Not worth the risk!
You can still have a license to drive without having a driving licence.I think that officially falls into the category:
Not worth the risk!
It's a grammatically pedantic point.
And it gets worse with auto correct and US spelling.
To use some different words.
You can have permission to drive without having a driving licence paperwork.
R0G said:
The charge if stopped would be - driving without a valid licence - as I understand it
The reason that the licence itself is not valid is because the photo has expired
The charge would not be - driving not in accordance with the licence
The charge should be replying to a thread without reading it first. See AGT's post above.The reason that the licence itself is not valid is because the photo has expired
The charge would not be - driving not in accordance with the licence
Snowboy said:
andyiley said:
"Driving without a valid driving licence can result in a fine of up to £1,000, and between three and six penalty points on your licence. Your car can also be seized and crushed."
I think that officially falls into the category:
Not worth the risk!
You can still have a license to drive without having a driving licence.I think that officially falls into the category:
Not worth the risk!
It's a grammatically pedantic point.
And it gets worse with auto correct and US spelling.
To use some different words.
You can have permission to drive without having a driving licence paperwork.
My licence needs to be renewed every 3 years on medical grounds. Despite providing all the paperwork to DVLA over a month and a half before expiry it was over a month after my licence had actually expired before my new licence arrived
Under some obscure section of the RTA I was told by DVLA that I could drive despite not actually possessing a current licence providing a) I had applied for one and b) I was not driving against medical advice
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