Retest-reapply every 5 years ?

[Getragdogleg]

I was in a greasy spoon today and over heard a load of lads chatting about a new law coming in January that we must all reapply every 5 years for our Licences.

I went off and googled it and found this:

http://www.commercialmotor.com/latest-news/lgv-lic...

It says there was a public consultation but I hav enot heard a whisper of this anywhere until now.

FFS, How much more is this job going to cost me to keep doing it ? and how much more hassle will we put up with before we all decide to leave the lorrys to the Polish and Latvians to get on with ?

[Getragdogleg]

Paddy_N_Murphy said:

I'm actually ok with that.

There is a st load onthe road who shouldn't be. People who's eyesight has degraded, their general observance, people who passed a test in a day that really didn't task them

You renew a passport every 10, whats the biggy ? could prevent your next accident FFS !

Fair enough but why start with trucks, a vocation whose numbers has not really increased like the car drivers has, loads more st car drivers about who are as you described and they cause way more trouble than us lot.

I will tell you why, if you fk with cars too much it impacts almost everyone, if you ps off the lorry drivers no-one cares.