Important - read this: Photocard Driving Licences
Having just received my copy of ‘Despatch’, the DSA magazine for road safety professionals, where they have printed an update on photocard driving licences, I felt it was important to alert you to the information given there, and so the following information is copied from that article:
Did you know that all photocard driving licences need to be updated every 10 years? The photograph on the licence is only valid for 10 years and hence the driving licence needs to be updated accordingly. This does not mean that drivers need to re-take their driving test.
In order to raise awarenesss, the DVLA will prompt drivers with a reminder that their photo is due to expire. When a photo on a photocard licence expires, the licence holder must apply to the DVLA and request that their licence is renewed. The first photographs will expire in July 2008; hence the DVLA will start to issue reminders in May 2008 onwards.
The licence holder must update their licence before their current photo expires. Failure to do so may result in a fine of up to £1000.
