leeds Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 When is a photo driving licence not a driving licence? Yesterday trotted down to crown post office with passport/photo driving licence/passport photos etc to apply for an international driving licence. Waited tfor 20 mintutes Filled out form and was then asked for the paper driving licence. Was told photo driving licence not a driving licence!!! So whats the point of us carrying these things if British officaldom dont recogonise them as valid driving licences?? OK its easier to endorse a paper licence with points but surely thats what computers etc are for. I bet if you get pulled by the cops, produce a photo licence they will know within seconds if it is valid and how many points are on your licence, what you had for breakfast etc!! Regards Leeds PS Rant over Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 Waited tfor 20 mintutes Filled out form and was then asked for the paper driving licence. Was told photo driving licence not a driving licence!!! It's good enough for most car hire places, but you need the counterpart as well for any official purposes so they can see how often your driving has been officially endorsed. "Gee, you sure are a good driver, dude! You been endorsed three times!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBMUD Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 To be fair, it does say on you licence that you have to have both parts for it to be valid. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro_Al Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 It's good enough for most car hire places, but you need the counterpart as well for any official purposes so they can see how often your driving has been officially endorsed. In case anyone is off on holiday, note it is NOT ok for renting cars abroad (in Europe at least) - you also need the paper bit - so don't get stuck without it! The whole thing seems pointless to me...? Al. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minivin Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 To be fair, it does say on you licence that you have to have both parts for it to be valid.Chris was just about to say that, it's a two-piece document, not one or the other Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonk Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 have u gotta get the new type one? if so how? i've only got the old paper type one, somewhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 If you've got an old one it's no problem, but you'll probably need something else with your photo on to prove who you are when you need to. This caught a mate of mine out, he got stopped randomly and got a producer, left it to the last minute to go to the station with his card and documents only to be told he needed the other bit and had 10 minutes to go get it or he'd be arrested for failure to produce luckily his mum was more organsed than he was and managed to find it while we were driving home again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeds Posted June 14, 2006 Author Share Posted June 14, 2006 Have my Photo Driving Licence in front of me. Top left hand corner it says DRIVING LICENCE Then underneath that it has that horrid blue rectangle with yellow stars on with UK in centre. No where on it does it say I need a bit of paper with it!! So what is the point of these new licences if they are not licences Why have bar code on the back with all groups I am entitled to drive? Regards Leeds PS Now where is that bit of green paper???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minivin Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 D740 Counterpart Driving License says: Important Document - The photocard and paper counterpart should be kept together. Both must be produced when required. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missingsid Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 The format for the current Driving License is exactly the same as Firearms Cirtificates. If it can't be computerised then why bother with a small card and then add an A4 essay! Typical UK government do half a job and claim it’s a good un. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillbilly Raider Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 Come on! are you lot really that slow? Photo license is just a ways and means of bringing in identity cards in through the back door!!! Tonk..... did they have driving licenses back in your days? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonk Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 Tonk..... did they have driving licenses back in your days? just cos u used to pull the cart yourself.................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillbilly Raider Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 Watch it ! i might just.................. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillbilly Raider Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 POST THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! http://homepage.ntlworld.com/minivin/DSCF1386.JPG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minivin Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 Watch it ! i might just.................. You've fixed the clutch so you don't have to pull the cart anymore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonk Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 POST THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! http://homepage.ntlworld.com/minivin/DSCF1386.JPG always on the bottle, make it a biggun though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillbilly Raider Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 Tonk is 40 tomorrow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glue Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 Having just collected a producer following the death of my beasty, I can tell you that its only for MOT and insurance since the police that I dealt with were happy to accept the photocard only as being my driving licence. Glue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chopchop Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 It's good enough for most car hire places, ....... Andy, that was NOT my experience when I hired a car at Manchester airport 3 weeks ago. They demanded both the paper and the card. - Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siggy Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 Paper part just shows the endorsements You can hire a car without it just get them to ring DVLA centre with details and jobs a good'un I managed to get courtesy car from a dealer withOUT both parts they just rang up DVLA and after I confirmed who I was the got the details they required Editted to correct mistake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 Come on! are you lot really that slow?Photo license is just a ways and means of bringing in identity cards in through the back door!!! Not a problem for me carrying a identity card, I had to carry one at all times during my 18 year RAF service & now still carry my work ID card since I left the RAF 11 years ago plus I have a photo driving licence, I don't know why everyone is so scared of id cards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillbilly Raider Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 Know what you mean Ralph, but you must admit that it is sneeky? considering Mr Blur knows how people feel about the whole thing?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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