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Old 25-05-2010, 10:51   #1
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Question A driving license question. .

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?

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Old 25-05-2010, 11:34   #2
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Think it's still fine but when it's due for renewal you have to get the new type.
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Old 25-05-2010, 18:01   #3
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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.
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Old 25-05-2010, 18:53   #4
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My paper licence has an expiry date.
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Old 25-05-2010, 20:04   #5
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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.
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Old 26-05-2010, 11:41   #6
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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
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Old 26-05-2010, 18:50   #7
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Annoying renewal based one as well.

Want £20 quid to redo the photo :/

And you can't submit it digitally via the website :\
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Old 26-05-2010, 21:09   #8
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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.
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Old 26-05-2010, 22:08   #9
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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?
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Old 26-05-2010, 22:10   #10
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I think they expire on your 70th birthday or something?
The day before, IIRC.
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