Newbie question about entitlements on licences

[Sossige]

When I get my licence back from the DVLA, I'm expecting to see a Category A entitlement on my licence.

Obviously as I'm over 21 and took my test on a "big bike", that entitles me to ride any bike rather than having the two year power restriction.

I'm curious though - from what I understand, it seems the category entitlement is A regardless of whether you took the DAS route or whether you are restricted for two years. So how can you know your licence has the right entitlement?

More to the point, how do the authorities tell the difference between someone on a restricted category A and non-restricted DAS route category A?

Your age and date of test surely aren't enough, as you might have taken the test on a bike that wasn't big enough in the first place?

S

[pretzel]

On a restricted licence in the notes section to the right of the entitlements there will be <25Kw listed, on an unrestricted licence this won't be there.

[Sossige]

pretzel said:

On a restricted licence in the notes section to the right of the entitlements there will be <25Kw listed, on an unrestricted licence this won't be there.

Gotcha. So after your two years are up, you'd have to find a reason to send your licence back to DVLA (move house etc) or pay them to send you a new paper counterpart with the notes removed.

Thanks for that, I just wanted to understand how they identified someone with a restricted cat A vs non-restricted, so I can make sure DVLA get mine right - not that a government agency would get it wrong of course

[pretzel]

Personally (being tight and from Yorkshire) I'd just leave it after the 2 years until they demand I cough up for a new photo anyway, I still have some old points on my current paper bit which I refuse to get removed cos I aint paying them any more (I had to pay for the licence for them to put them on in the first place cos I couldn't find my original) but like you I'm DAS so not planning on needing to have the restriction removed.

[Graham]

Sossige said:

not that a government agency would get it wrong of course

<LOL> i was so paranoid about mine ( has hgv entitlement etc on it) that I didnt give mine to the examiner instead i took it all home and photocopied it before sending it off. The examiner didnt seem at all surprised by my caution !!!!!