No more paper counterpart for UK drivers licences
#1
No more paper counterpart for UK drivers licences
DVLA doing away with the paper counterpart in favour of an "online sharing system".
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/n...ions-each-year
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/n...ions-each-year
#2
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DVLA doing away with the paper counterpart in favour of an "online sharing system".
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/n...ions-each-year
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/n...ions-each-year
#3
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Anyway, it was news to me when I went on the DVLA website. Thought it might be of interest to others here too...
#4
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Sorry mate for jumping in so quick. Of course not every one was aware. So good on you for posting.
#5
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oh dear, my poor OH. He's had the same paper only license since he left Uni...that's in spite of moving about a million times. He's still got it I think since he didn't have to surrender it when he took his Texas test.
Maybe he should frame it.
Maybe he should frame it.
#6
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Still valid, subject to the usual BE arguments.
#7
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Last edited by BritInParis; Jun 14th 2015 at 11:35 pm. Reason: Correction
#8
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Thanks guys...
he looked a bit sheepish when I asked him how out of date the address is...about 28 years!!! Is that a record? So , he can keep it then. Should he do anything about the address?
he looked a bit sheepish when I asked him how out of date the address is...about 28 years!!! Is that a record? So , he can keep it then. Should he do anything about the address?
#9
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As soon as he goes to change the address he would need to get a photo card. That's ignoring the whole "what address to put on" bit.
#10
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If he ever moves back to the Uk he can apply for a new photocard. Nothing he cam do now if he is non resident.
#11
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A paper licence is not the same as a paper counterpart. If you only have a paper licence, i.e. you've never held a photocard, then that is still valid and should be kept. If you have a photocard licence and a paper counterpart then you only need your photocard from now on.
“The paper counterpart includes information on a driver’s penalty points along with details of what vehicles they can drive. Drivers still need to keep their actual driving licence, whether it is a plastic photocard licence or an old style paper licence which was issued before 1998.”
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/n...ions-each-year
#12
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Yes, the article I first posted says this--you should keep whatever kind of UK DL you presently have. But the paper counterpart will no longer be issued.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/n...ions-each-year
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/n...ions-each-year
#14
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I still have both my photocard and the paper counterpart, but my husband lost his counterpart in the move here. He's happy to hear they've been scrapped.