A driving license question. .

[Jhadur]

Someone at work was talking about ID required nowadays and they mentioned that they still had an old green driving license. They don't have a 2 part photo license at all.
Is this still ok? I thought I read somewhere awhile ago that the old single piece licenses weren't legal anymore. Am I mistaken?

Thanks in advance :)

[Desmo]

Think it's still fine but when it's due for renewal you have to get the new type.

[Glaucus]

yep paper part is still valid, theyd on;t have an expirary date on. However if you update anything at all, you have to apply for teh paper+card.

Also a photo card license is useless without the paper counterpart. Other than for general ID.

[Feek]

My paper licence has an expiry date.

[Von Smallhausen]

Paper licences are still fine but as Des says, if you renew your licence you will have no option but to get the new photo ID.

[Nutcase]

I think they expire on your 70th birthday or something? Alas I will finally have to surrender my nice cheap un-expiring licence for the overpriced interfering poxy photo one :angry:

[Psymonkee]

Annoying renewal based one as well.

Want £20 quid to redo the photo :/

And you can't submit it digitally via the website :\

[Mark]

On this topic I was my main post office the other day and noticed this huge curtained booth... think photo booth but bigger. I asked the girl what it was all about and she said it's so that they can process the new biometric driving licences!!!! I was going to research it but totally forgot until now

I wondered what those were for as well - one popped up in our Post Office a few weeks ago (or at least that's when I first saw it).

Just one thing - are you sure she said driving license? I know they were bringing in new biometric passports. I stress were because that's going to fall victim to the Great Repeal. :)

[Lozza]

Yeah she did, but I don't know there was talk on it way back in 2006/7 but nothing came of it.... and as you say with the passports etc... I just wonder what they are installing them for?

[A Place of Light]

I think they expire on your 70th birthday or something?

The day before, IIRC.