dads licence disapeared!

[petrolnut]

well my dad sent his licence away to get his HGV medical check updated but when he got it back his motorbike licence had gone of it. He passed the test and got the HGV on his licence.

Anyone know why this happened? Or how to get it back?

It happened last year at some point

thanks

[iooi]

Mmm, lets sse....
Ring DVLA or ask on a tinternet forum....



Hope he got proof.... Always worth photocopying anything like this that you have to send original away for a update....
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[petrolnut]

no he dont ride no more he just wanted to know if there was a reason and i was going to put him on my insurance but it costs the same so no point

[Stelmer]

BBC Watchdog did a feature on this. Maybe worth a search as they might have some info on regaining lost categories.

[stinkwheel]

They "lost" a load of peoples motorcycle entitlements. Then they insisted that unless people had a certified copy of their old licence, they would have to do their test again.

I heaqrd an anecdotal report of a senior motorcycle policeman who had to re-take his test, as did a couple of office-holders in the Institute of Advanced Motorists.

Before you send your driving licence to ANYONE, make sure you have a certified copy of it. Do this by taking a photocopy of all parts of your licence (on one page if you can) then get someone like a vicar or a doctor to endorse it with "I certify that this copy is a true likeness of the original.", sign it, date it and put their address and position.
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[sagalout]

posted before about this as it happenned to me - cost me £500 altogether to retake the tests

[TheShaggyDA]

Happened to my mate too. He had retake his test, but the poor sod failed. He's emigrated to the States now, so will just get a US licence rather than fart about trying to get a UK one.
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[UnknownStuntm...]

What a complete bunch of arse. It never ceases to amaze me that the fucking monkeys in charge of the DVLA can so consistently fuck things up and cost people money and there's nothing we can do about it?!! Absolutely fucking criminal tbqfh.

I'm HOPING my license comes back from them with class A newly printed on it. Wonder if they'll 'forget' to put my 3 points back on it?

[feef]

I didnt even take a copy of mine. I just paid the extra for a replacement, and told them I'd lost mine, but while they were at it, could they make the relevant changes.

I thought the £19 or whatever it was was worth the risk, as I had a trackday coming up, and didn't fancy faffing about with photocopies

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[Kickstart]

Hi

As mentioned the DVLA make a habit of loosing people licence entitlements and also very rarely admit their common mistakes.

When did they send the licence back? Get onto them immediatly in the hope that they haven't thrown the old one away yet.

Failing that can he remember the date and the test centre where he took his test and is it still standing?

All the best

Keith
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