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Driving licence expired help!

39 replies

TwinklyGiraffe · 17/01/2018 15:20

AIBU or will I have to resit my test?

I’m so worried about this, please don’t tell me how stupid I am as I know this already.

I moved house and never thought to inform DVLA so licence had old address on it. My licence expired August 2017 and this has only come to light as I’ve bought a new car and the finance company need to contact DVLA to confirm I have a licence number.

I didn’t get a renewal letter as my address has changed.

Have been reading about the penalties I can face, £1000 fine and having to sit my test again. Shock

I really feel sick at the thought of this. Has anyone been in a similar situation? I’ve sent all the renewal stuff back to them but am fully expected it to be sent back to me again.

I’m so so worried 😟

OP posts:
Bluelady · 17/01/2018 15:22

Are you over 70? Your license doesn't expire until then.

NorbertTheDragon · 17/01/2018 15:22

Yes. I moved, and my licence expired. It was a few years before I renewed it. I didn't get a fine. It should be fine, just remember to do it asap!

Iruka · 17/01/2018 15:23

I let mine expire. No excuses. I just renewed it, they did nothing

CheeseAndBeans · 17/01/2018 15:25

The same happened to me. I had moved house and hadn’t gotten around to changing the address.
Was only when I randomly saw Martin Lewis mentioning it on this morning that I checked my license - 18 months out of date!!
Went to the post office and used their service to take picture/fill out forms etc and got my new licence through the post a week or so later. No problems at all, dont worry am sure you will be fine!

Bluelady · 17/01/2018 15:26

It doesn't "expire" until your 70th birthday, it's just got an old address on it.

ForgivenessIsDivine · 17/01/2018 15:26

For those who had expired licences... were you driving not knowing you had an expired licence?

LalalalalaLand · 17/01/2018 15:27

I think the fine is if you get pulled by police while driving with an out of date photo card license? But I may be wrong!

Original poster
TwinklyGiraffe · 17/01/2018 15:28

But it has expired, it’s only valid for 10 years.

OP posts:
Starlight2345 · 17/01/2018 15:28

@ blue lady they do since photo license you have to renew after so long . Don’t worry paperwork is on the way .

CheeseAndBeans · 17/01/2018 15:28

Bluelady, The photo cards expire as you need a new photo.

Forgiveness, I was driving on an expired licence without knowing. Lucky I noticed when I did... I had an accident the next month!

happy2bhomely · 17/01/2018 15:28

You need to renew your photocard every 10 years don't you?

Bluelady · 17/01/2018 15:31

Massive apologies. You're all right. I was wrong. Big helping of humble pie ordered.

AlonsosLeftPinky · 17/01/2018 15:33

Yes I did without realising, did it online and it came a couple of days later.

I don't think they send reminders.

Oldraver · 17/01/2018 15:40

But it has expired, it’s only valid for 10 years.

Your license to drive expires when you are 70

Photo cards expire in 10 years

stickytoffeevodka · 17/01/2018 15:43

Only the photocard has expired, not your actual license :)

Just renew it online. I did mine recently and it came back within a week.

lolitsok · 17/01/2018 15:44

You card has expired

Because they have photos on you need to get a new photo and they issue you a new one, you wouldn’t want a photo from when you could technically be 17 on your card when your 45!

Just send it off and renew the photo

Battleax · 17/01/2018 15:45

But it has expired, it’s only valid for 10 years.

The photo card expiring is different from your entitlement to drive expiring.

Battleax · 17/01/2018 15:47

Item 4.b on mine tells me the physical photo card licence expires on a date in 2014.

BUT if I flip it over to the category entitlements table (part 13) I see my entitlements are good until 2043. The day before my seventieth birthday.

Battleax · 17/01/2018 15:48

ImPhotocard expires in 2024, that should say Smile

Original poster
TwinklyGiraffe · 17/01/2018 15:49

Ok thanks everyone.

So my entitlement to drives has not expired, just the photocard.

I’m in NI so have to apply to Coleraine.

Have all paperwork sent away, so fingers crossed.

OP posts:
LookAtAllTheBullshit · 17/01/2018 15:50

I renewed mine online with my passport details.
If your passport is valid and has your new address on you may be able to do it like that.
You are then issued your new card license and they pull the photo and signature from your passport

crunchymint · 17/01/2018 15:50

I hadn't renewed my licence. This seems to be a new thing. I finally did it and they just sent me a new licence.

TeeniefaeTroon · 17/01/2018 18:21

I did the same as @LookAtAllTheBullshit they took my details and photo from my passport and I got a new licence within a few days. Mine had expired and had the wrong address, I didn't get a fine.

Hidell · 17/01/2018 18:36

The DVLA don’t send reminders.

AmayaBuzzbee · 17/01/2018 18:50

Hidell, the DVLA does send reminders. I just received one 3 days ago.