Given wrong category on license,what to do?
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DVLA will have the entitlements that this person is meant to have and what was printed on the license is obviously a mistake which will be checked and become apparent whenever he is involved in something when driving what they should not be driving. I would personally contact the DVLA and get the matter sorted.
spectra1976 said:
DVLA will have the entitlements that this person is meant to have and what was printed on the license is obviously a mistake which will be checked and become apparent whenever he is involved in something when driving what they should not be driving. I would personally contact the DVLA and get the matter sorted.
You'd be surprised, but they don't. The DVLA quite often lose entitlements!spectra1976 said:
DVLA will have the entitlements that this person is meant to have and what was printed on the license is obviously a mistake which will be checked and become apparent whenever he is involved in something when driving what they should not be driving. I would personally contact the DVLA and get the matter sorted.
I doubt the licence was printed incorrectly, the master database was updated incorrectly and they have issued him with a licence to drive those vehicles.IMO *technically* it means he can drive them legally.
As mentioned when people have LOST categories the DVLA refuse to do anything unless they are given the ORIGINAL test pass certificate, nothing less, a photocopy of the old licence is not enough, even if signed off by sombody reputable. The person is told they must immediately stop driving those vehicles until they have retaken the test.
DVLA are also pretty good at losing categories off a licence when you change it.
There have been several media reports of motorcyclists losing entitlement, including one who was a Plod biker.
He still had to resit his test, even though his employer could pretty much guarantee they had trained and tested him in the first place.
There have been several media reports of motorcyclists losing entitlement, including one who was a Plod biker.
He still had to resit his test, even though his employer could pretty much guarantee they had trained and tested him in the first place.
gsfrontera said:
Contact the DVLA, and tell your mate not to even think about driving a HGV for a living... He will crash, and thats if he does manage to get moving!
Because driving a lorry is really, really difficult? I'm not saying any potential employer wouldn't ping him but it wouldn't necessarily end in a ball of flame at the first corner.Rubin215 said:
DVLA are also pretty good at losing categories off a licence when you change it.
There have been several media reports of motorcyclists losing entitlement, including one who was a Plod biker.
He still had to resit his test, even though his employer could pretty much guarantee they had trained and tested him in the first place.
This is very true and it was a major scandal as the DVLA were hopeless and would not compromise, even though the mistake was theirs. I think that unless they have (or you can get) the driving test pass certificate (the one you send as proof of passing the test)then you are 100% stuffed.There have been several media reports of motorcyclists losing entitlement, including one who was a Plod biker.
He still had to resit his test, even though his employer could pretty much guarantee they had trained and tested him in the first place.
Naturally, for many bikers here they had sent the papers decades ago. The DVLA printed loads of licenses with errors, but refused to rectify the mistakes as they could not find the pass papers.
So your friend should be very, very sure he will be able to prove he passed the test before even speaking to someone at the DVLA. If they have the pass certificate on file, all is well... (should be).
jondude said:
This is very true and it was a major scandal as the DVLA were hopeless and would not compromise, even though the mistake was theirs. I think that unless they have (or you can get) the driving test pass certificate (the one you send as proof of passing the test)then you are 100% stuffed.
Naturally, for many bikers here they had sent the papers decades ago. The DVLA printed loads of licenses with errors, but refused to rectify the mistakes as they could not find the pass papers.
So your friend should be very, very sure he will be able to prove he passed the test before even speaking to someone at the DVLA. If they have the pass certificate on file, all is well... (should be).
I think you missed the question - the OP's friend has HGV on their licence when they never even took the test.Naturally, for many bikers here they had sent the papers decades ago. The DVLA printed loads of licenses with errors, but refused to rectify the mistakes as they could not find the pass papers.
So your friend should be very, very sure he will be able to prove he passed the test before even speaking to someone at the DVLA. If they have the pass certificate on file, all is well... (should be).
Also, the reason why the DVLA can't find pass papers is that they don't keep any paper records at all, hence the problem. The computer is the entirety of the records they have. They kept the old paper licences for something like 28 days before shredding them, so the only official record of the categories had been destroyed by them, and the driver was f**ked.
Gareth79 said:
spectra1976 said:
DVLA will have the entitlements that this person is meant to have and what was printed on the license is obviously a mistake which will be checked and become apparent whenever he is involved in something when driving what they should not be driving. I would personally contact the DVLA and get the matter sorted.
I doubt the licence was printed incorrectly, the master database was updated incorrectly and they have issued him with a licence to drive those vehicles.IMO *technically* it means he can drive them legally.
As mentioned when people have LOST categories the DVLA refuse to do anything unless they are given the ORIGINAL test pass certificate, nothing less, a photocopy of the old licence is not enough, even if signed off by sombody reputable. The person is told they must immediately stop driving those vehicles until they have retaken the test.
hidetheelephants said:
Gareth79 said:
spectra1976 said:
DVLA will have the entitlements that this person is meant to have and what was printed on the license is obviously a mistake which will be checked and become apparent whenever he is involved in something when driving what they should not be driving. I would personally contact the DVLA and get the matter sorted.
I doubt the licence was printed incorrectly, the master database was updated incorrectly and they have issued him with a licence to drive those vehicles.IMO *technically* it means he can drive them legally.
As mentioned when people have LOST categories the DVLA refuse to do anything unless they are given the ORIGINAL test pass certificate, nothing less, a photocopy of the old licence is not enough, even if signed off by sombody reputable. The person is told they must immediately stop driving those vehicles until they have retaken the test.
I believe DVLA have come up with a compromise wrt the category losing business, JUST IN CASE, if you send them a SAE together with your licence for whatever change you are having done, they will punch a hole through the photo and return your old licence to you so you then have a record.
It did seem a bit strange that with all those people losing entitlements, they were insisting on seeing ORIGINAL test pass certificates, the very document you send to the DVLA in the first place to have the entitlement added to your licence. Morons.
I didn't trust them when it came to photo renewal last year, just said I lost my licence, paid my £20, which is the fee to change the photo anyway, and kept my old one safe incase they made a rip roaring c
t of it. I've got Motorcycle and HGV on mine, the 2 entitlements people kept losing.
It did seem a bit strange that with all those people losing entitlements, they were insisting on seeing ORIGINAL test pass certificates, the very document you send to the DVLA in the first place to have the entitlement added to your licence. Morons.
I didn't trust them when it came to photo renewal last year, just said I lost my licence, paid my £20, which is the fee to change the photo anyway, and kept my old one safe incase they made a rip roaring c
t of it. I've got Motorcycle and HGV on mine, the 2 entitlements people kept losing.Gareth79 said:
spectra1976 said:
DVLA will have the entitlements that this person is meant to have and what was printed on the license is obviously a mistake which will be checked and become apparent whenever he is involved in something when driving what they should not be driving. I would personally contact the DVLA and get the matter sorted.
I doubt the licence was printed incorrectly, the master database was updated incorrectly and they have issued him with a licence to drive those vehicles.IMO *technically* it means he can drive them legally.
As mentioned when people have LOST categories the DVLA refuse to do anything unless they are given the ORIGINAL test pass certificate, nothing less, a photocopy of the old licence is not enough, even if signed off by sombody reputable. The person is told they must immediately stop driving those vehicles until they have retaken the test.
Flintstone said:
gsfrontera said:
Contact the DVLA, and tell your mate not to even think about driving a HGV for a living... He will crash, and thats if he does manage to get moving!
Because driving a lorry is really, really difficult? I'm not saying any potential employer wouldn't ping him but it wouldn't necessarily end in a ball of flame at the first corner.Anyway, bet your one of those who has drove for a few years and believe you can drive "anything with wheels" because youve got a bit of experience on the school run...
streaky said:
hidetheelephants said:
Gareth79 said:
spectra1976 said:
DVLA will have the entitlements that this person is meant to have and what was printed on the license is obviously a mistake which will be checked and become apparent whenever he is involved in something when driving what they should not be driving. I would personally contact the DVLA and get the matter sorted.
I doubt the licence was printed incorrectly, the master database was updated incorrectly and they have issued him with a licence to drive those vehicles.IMO *technically* it means he can drive them legally.
As mentioned when people have LOST categories the DVLA refuse to do anything unless they are given the ORIGINAL test pass certificate, nothing less, a photocopy of the old licence is not enough, even if signed off by sombody reputable. The person is told they must immediately stop driving those vehicles until they have retaken the test.
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