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1198
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PostPosted: 06:09 - 07 Feb 2020    Post subject: 2 minutes of your time - please! Reply with quote
Please take a couple of minutes to check the expiry date on your photo card bit of your licence.
It seems the DVLA don’t warn you BEFORE it expires, waiting instead until afterwards then going straight for the shitty letter. It’s also impossible to renew on their site in my experience, requiring a trip to the post office. I’m not sure if this is due to the current one now being out of date or if it’s just a standard...
Bloody DVLA - and that’s without a chomp about it costing to renew it every few years. We didn’t have this shit with a paper version...
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PostPosted: 07:28 - 07 Feb 2020    Post subject: Re: 2 minutes of your time - please! Reply with quote
1198 wrote:
Please take a couple of minutes to check the expiry date on your photo card bit of your licence.
It seems the DVLA don’t warn you BEFORE it expires, waiting instead until afterwards then going straight for the shitty letter. It’s also impossible to renew on their site in my experience, requiring a trip to the post office. I’m not sure if this is due to the current one now being out of date or if it’s just a standard...
Bloody DVLA - and that’s without a chomp about it costing to renew it every few years. We didn’t have this shit with a paper version...


Well you wanted Brexit didn't you. 🙄 Razz
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linuxyeti
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PostPosted: 07:39 - 07 Feb 2020    Post subject: Re: 2 minutes of your time - please! Reply with quote
1198 wrote:
Please take a couple of minutes to check the expiry date on your photo card bit of your licence.
It seems the DVLA don’t warn you BEFORE it expires, waiting instead until afterwards then going straight for the shitty letter. It’s also impossible to renew on their site in my experience, requiring a trip to the post office. I’m not sure if this is due to the current one now being out of date or if it’s just a standard...
Bloody DVLA - and that’s without a chomp about it costing to renew it every few years. We didn’t have this shit with a paper version...


Few years. more like every 10, also, it's a doddle online, especially if you have a current passport, they will even use the same photo as your passport, so, no need to upload anything.
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PostPosted: 08:40 - 07 Feb 2020    Post subject: Reply with quote
This is why whenever work want to take a photocopy of my precious paper licence, I stand over them shouting out 'be careful you cack handed bastard' over and over again, till I can put it back in its nice polythene protective sleeve.
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PostPosted: 08:42 - 07 Feb 2020    Post subject: Reply with quote
yen_powell wrote:
This is why whenever work want to take a photocopy of my precious paper licence, I stand over them shouting out 'be careful you cack handed bastard' over and over again, till I can put it back in its nice polythene protective sleeve.


In my case that’s more true than you realise.
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PostPosted: 09:23 - 07 Feb 2020    Post subject: Reply with quote
Mine runs out the end of next month. Got a reminder through the post yesterday.
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1198
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PostPosted: 10:53 - 07 Feb 2020    Post subject: Reply with quote
I had no reminder, equally it won’t let me do it on line.
Not sure what the relevance of Brexit is, but there you go...
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blurredman
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PostPosted: 10:56 - 07 Feb 2020    Post subject: Reply with quote
pepperami wrote:
yen_powell wrote:
This is why whenever work want to take a photocopy of my precious paper licence, I stand over them shouting out 'be careful you cack handed bastard' over and over again, till I can put it back in its nice polythene protective sleeve.


In my case that’s more true than you realise.


Similar things with V5's.. Border officials bend and crease and dog ear it all the time so that it almost splits into it's seperate sections on it's own when I get it back.


Also, more annoying if you live in wales and get the stupid extra big V5 that has an extra page to accomodate the language.. even more likely to fall apart. Evil or Very Mad
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MarJay
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PostPosted: 12:01 - 07 Feb 2020    Post subject: Reply with quote
stinkwheel wrote:
Mine runs out the end of next month. Got a reminder through the post yesterday.


Same, I got my reminder about a week ago.
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PostPosted: 23:50 - 12 Feb 2020    Post subject: Reply with quote
Clearly 1198 is a bit dodge.
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PostPosted: 23:56 - 12 Feb 2020    Post subject: Re: 2 minutes of your time - please! Reply with quote
MCN wrote:
Well you wanted Brexit didn't you. 🙄 Razz

I've just renewed my passport and it wasn't blue. Obviously I'm furious. Laughing
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PostPosted: 00:00 - 13 Feb 2020    Post subject: Reply with quote
Ah! The underrated pleasure of a brand new 10 year passport.
All those pages to fill with stamps Wub

I got a new one in October and it already has Chinese and Italian stamps in Dance!
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PostPosted: 07:02 - 13 Feb 2020    Post subject: Re: 2 minutes of your time - please! Reply with quote
Kawasaki Jimbo wrote:
MCN wrote:
Well you wanted Brexit didn't you. 🙄 Razz

I've just renewed my passport and it wasn't blue. Obviously I'm furious. Laughing


Vote Leave UK.

Immigrate to Scotland before it's too late and they close the border.

(Apply for Political Asylum)
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PostPosted: 07:04 - 13 Feb 2020    Post subject: Reply with quote
hellkat wrote:
Ah! The underrated pleasure of a brand new 10 year passport.
All those pages to fill with stamps Wub

I got a new one in October and it already has Chinese and Italian stamps in Dance!


Some Spag-Bol with Corona. Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 07:36 - 13 Feb 2020    Post subject: Reply with quote
hellkat wrote:
Clearly 1198 is a bit dodge.
Wink


I dodged exercise but crash into calories - does that count?!
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Serendipity
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PostPosted: 19:10 - 13 Feb 2020    Post subject: Reply with quote
MarJay wrote:
stinkwheel wrote:
Mine runs out the end of next month. Got a reminder through the post yesterday.


Same, I got my reminder about a week ago.


Me too. Just did the renewal online. They were happy to use my passport photo and signature that they hold electronically, but did sting me for £14.
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