DVLA and driving licences

[Smudger105e]

Hope this isn't a repost...

 

I was watching Watchdog last week (I think it was) and they had an article where people had sent their driving license to DVLA, and when they came back the details were wrong, for example one guy who was an advanced motorcycle instructor had motorcycles removed. When he queried it with them, they basically said 'prove it'. So he has had to re take his 'bike test. There were a few others with similar problems.

 

So if you send you license off to DVLA for any reason, make a copy of it first, so you can prove your entitlement to drive...

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/watchdog/2009/05/dvla_update.html

[BIGKEV]

Good post - I will be changing my address etc soon - so I will deffo do that.

 

Cheers

[Stu_B]

Another thing to look out for is the renewal date on the photo cards... 4b on the front shows the date of expiry

 

Mines up this august

[Mk2Jo]

Didn't realise there was a renewal date for photo cards *rummages around in bag to find licence date* .... it's okay, mine is 29.10.12. phew

[sab6024]

Photocards are only valid for 10 years

 

I always photocopy the logbook of a car before I send it off too My brother sold a car one day and that night it was burnt out on a beach and he was liable for clean up costs until he pointed out he'd already sold it. Luckily he still had the logbook as he hadn't sent it off. Once the letter comes from DVLA saying the details have changed, I shred the photocopy

[over_head_cam]

Once again a Government company is a pile of shit. I'm not entirely surprised at the story in the link

[rob-85]

Once again a Government company is a pile of shit. I'm not entirely surprised at the story in the link

 

Same here.

They either lose all your detials, or get it wrong.

Well Done.

[over_head_cam]

And we pay them to do it

[lee_capri]

i sent mine in and they lost it so had to pay for a dupilacete one,had to send that in about 3 month's late and they lost that one has well all at my expence

 

d.v.l.a are a bunch of t*****s

[flyingbanana]

d.v.l.a are a bunch of t*****s

 

 

they tried to fine me for not sorning the car when i got 3 months tax rebait for while it was off the road..........just has well i could prove that they got the letter and it was sorn....i soon told them to stick their fine where the sun dont shine

 

so moral of the story is always send it recorded delivery

[Guest cortinamad-gonetoo]

i only just found out about the renewal date for photo licences a few weeks ago

 

good post i will take a copy of mine before i send it in

[FredTransit]

So another reason to hang on the pink license for as long as it's legal!