Post by Gary on Feb 12, 2008 20:52:51 GMT
Just a quick Heads up, for anyone who has had a photocard driving licence for a while... the photo needs renewing every 10 years, or you could get up to a £1000 fine :yikes:
The following shamelessly nicked from the Jago owners club.
Photo driving licences were introduced in 1998. You may not be aware the the photo element of your licence is subject to a 'ten year renewal' legislation. This basically means that the photo on your licence could expire this year.
What does this mean for you?
Basically, although the licence itself will still be valid (unless you are on a short term renewal), the photo ID card will not be valid. At the moment there could be fines of up to £1000 if your photo has expired. If you needed to use your photo card for ID, it would not be accepted if the photo has expired. This may have implications, for example, if you use the card as ID for internal flights or to apply for finance.
What do you need to do?
Nothing for now, but take a look at your card. Section 4b on the front of the card displays a date that will indicate the expiry date of the photo. (Section 11 on the back of the card indicates the expiry of the actual licence for different vehicles classes).
The DVLA will send a form to each person with a photo ID driving licence approx 2 months before the photo expires. There will be a charge for renewing the photo of £17.50. We mentioned this was a nice little earner for the DVLA - they said there was no profit made on this. Wink
They expect turnaround to be within 14 days, and you need to send both sections of your licence, not just the photo card. However, there are over 25 million photo ID licences in the UK at the moment. I would keep this is mind in case you are traveling abroad and need to hire a car, for example. You will be able to apply earlier if you need to. Same goes for those of you moving house etc. The DVLA will be adding an option for photo renewal to other forms such as change of address (there is no charge for change of address).
The following shamelessly nicked from the Jago owners club.
Photo driving licences were introduced in 1998. You may not be aware the the photo element of your licence is subject to a 'ten year renewal' legislation. This basically means that the photo on your licence could expire this year.
What does this mean for you?
Basically, although the licence itself will still be valid (unless you are on a short term renewal), the photo ID card will not be valid. At the moment there could be fines of up to £1000 if your photo has expired. If you needed to use your photo card for ID, it would not be accepted if the photo has expired. This may have implications, for example, if you use the card as ID for internal flights or to apply for finance.
What do you need to do?
Nothing for now, but take a look at your card. Section 4b on the front of the card displays a date that will indicate the expiry date of the photo. (Section 11 on the back of the card indicates the expiry of the actual licence for different vehicles classes).
The DVLA will send a form to each person with a photo ID driving licence approx 2 months before the photo expires. There will be a charge for renewing the photo of £17.50. We mentioned this was a nice little earner for the DVLA - they said there was no profit made on this. Wink
They expect turnaround to be within 14 days, and you need to send both sections of your licence, not just the photo card. However, there are over 25 million photo ID licences in the UK at the moment. I would keep this is mind in case you are traveling abroad and need to hire a car, for example. You will be able to apply earlier if you need to. Same goes for those of you moving house etc. The DVLA will be adding an option for photo renewal to other forms such as change of address (there is no charge for change of address).