Driving licence....please check

[Booyaa]

[QUOTE 4078093, member: 45"]Good reminder.

And when you get your new card, check your categories. There have been some stories of categories being removed that shouldn't have been.[/QUOTE]
When I got mine back following medical breaks it had most categories missing.

 

[goo_mason]

I only have a paper licence and had a scary thought the other day that it might be (over)due for renewal .

Not to worry, it's ok till 2020 or something equally far away ...

Finally got round to updating my old paper licence last year, as it still had my parents address on it from when I passed my test in 1986. I got married and moved out in 1990.... Now have a photo ID licence. Really must get round to joining the City Car Club sometime so if I ever need a car again, I can rent the one which sits in its own space right outside my flat.

Perhaps I should make that a resolution for 2016?

 

[gavintc]

Having moved house every 2 yrs since I was 18 yrs old, my paper licence disappeared years ago. The new DVLA licence is a 10 yr licence and needs checking.

 

[Cuchilo]

No you won't.

Ooooooo yes you will

 

[Piemaster]

DVLA sent my wife a new photocard one a few weeks ago, apparently they had made a mistake on what classes she can drive on it.
At first glance she now has now gained a class A motorbike licence . A bit of a surprise as she has never sat on one and won't ride a bike as neck problems stop her from doing lifesavers.
There is a note next to it that we think means its Class A, but tricycles/quadricycles only. She's not big on the idea of a Bond Bug either.

 

[raleighnut]

DVLA sent my wife a new photocard one a few weeks ago, apparently they had made a mistake on what classes she can drive on it.
At first glance she now has now gained a class A motorbike licence . A bit of a surprise as she has never sat on one and won't ride a bike as neck problems stop her from doing lifesavers.
There is a note next to it that we think means its Class A, but tricycles/quadricycles only. She's not big on the idea of a Bond Bug either.

Does she fancy one of these though

 

[PaulB]

Anyone know the answer to this, I can't find it anywhere: if you're visiting Scotland but don't live there and you are over the drink-drive limit there but would be legal in England or Wales where you do live, what does the law say then? Do you lose your licence full stop or just lose the right to drive in Scotland?

 

[DaveReading]

Scotland is governed by the same Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 as England and Wales, so points and disqualifications are applied GB-wide.

Practically speaking, I don't see how it could work otherwise.

 

[steve50]

Anyone know the answer to this, I can't find it anywhere: if you're visiting Scotland but don't live there and you are over the drink-drive limit there but would be legal in England or Wales where you do live, what does the law say then? Do you lose your licence full stop or just lose the right to drive in Scotland?

I imagine it will be the same as consuming alcohol on the streets of Scarborough (it is an offence to drink alcohol on the street), it is breaking the law and will probably cost you your licence.

 

[Tin Pot]

Buying my son a car today and garage checking my details only to discover the 10 year period ran out in september....if pulled by police you get a £1000 fine
Just applied for new one.....so just check yours...you never know

If you have a recent passport you can do it all online and they send you a new license with the picture from your passport on it.

It's a bit more hassle if you don't have a british passport.

 

[stephec]

Ooooooo yes you will

He's behind you!

 

[Piemaster]

I imagine it will be the same as consuming alcohol on the streets of Scarborough (it is an offence to drink alcohol on the street), it is breaking the law and will probably cost you your licence.

Why would it cost you your licence? Unless you happened to be drinking on the street while in charge of a car or get into one afterwards, which is a different law entirely. Drink-drive laws don't apply to benches or deckchairs. I would think drinking on the streets would be dealt with in the first instance by a fixed penalty (maybe even civil enforcement officers?).

 

[PhilDawson8270]

DVLA sent my wife a new photocard one a few weeks ago, apparently they had made a mistake on what classes she can drive on it.
At first glance she now has now gained a class A motorbike licence . A bit of a surprise as she has never sat on one and won't ride a bike as neck problems stop her from doing lifesavers.
There is a note next to it that we think means its Class A, but tricycles/quadricycles only. She's not big on the idea of a Bond Bug either.

If you look it should have a code "79" on the license too next to the A.

They recently changed the classification of a tricycle to the A licence, but those with a previous Cat B license, will get grandfather rights to the tricycle. So it will show as a category A, and the 79 code denotes a restriction to tricycles.

You can also check here

https://www.gov.uk/view-driving-licence

 

[Dave Davenport]

I've just put mine in the post to the DVLA as I had a seizure (first time in 18 years) on Christmas Eve, six months of even more cycling for me.

 

[Tin Pot]

I've just put mine in the post to the DVLA as I had a seizure (first time in 18 years) on Christmas Eve, six months of even more cycling for me.

At least there's an upside - nothing else to be concerned with I hope?