Ajax Bay
Guru
- Location
- East Devon
Agree. Though once you hit 60 it's probably worth getting a plastic one which will last till obligatory renewal at age 70.
Paper only driving licence validity in EU
- Thread starter Mr Celine
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slowmotion
Quite dreadful
- Location
- lost somewhere
I had forgotten about the plastic wallets. They were a bit like a slightly frosted shower screen. Anyway, I must have lost mine long ago....hence all the Sellotape. Car rental companies in north America are awestruck by my shabby offering.
Chislenko
Veteran
Just driven down to the Algarve and back on a paper license with no problem. Think there is a lot of unnecessary scaremongering going around.
There was a checkpoint at one roundabout en route in Spain, the Guardia Civil slowed us down, took one look at our number plate and waved us on, obviously too much paperwork to prosecute a Brit especially now since Brexit driving offences are not shared between UK and EU.
There was a checkpoint at one roundabout en route in Spain, the Guardia Civil slowed us down, took one look at our number plate and waved us on, obviously too much paperwork to prosecute a Brit especially now since Brexit driving offences are not shared between UK and EU.
Alex321
Guru
- Location
- South Wales
They are still valid if you haven't moved house, changed name, or changed classes of vehicles since photocards came in. Any of those changes now, you will have to get a photocard licence.
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Chislenko
Veteran
Yes, that is our situation exactly, have lived in the same house for 35 years so have never had to renew hence still have a paper license.
T4tomo
Legendary Member
Yes I've just had my first £14 renewal.
I can sell my existing one to a school kid for fake bar ID for £15 though..
I did have one but I got fed up with increasingly being required to provide photo-id, for which I only had a passport, so decided to change it a couple of years ago.
It was getting rather fragile, what with umpteen years of being unfolded for photocopying every time I needed a courtesy car when getting my car serviced. It ended up held together with sellotape.
BoldonLad
Not part of the Elite
- Location
- South Tyneside
£14 every ten years? Never paid that? Is that something new since I became 70? (Ie last 5 years)?
glasgowcyclist
Charming but somewhat feckless
- Location
- Scotland
It’s been that way since photo card licences came into use in 1998!
Have you been driving around with an expired licence? 😂
BoldonLad
Not part of the Elite
- Location
- South Tyneside
glasgowcyclist
Charming but somewhat feckless
- Location
- Scotland
Have you remembered to do your renewal for being over 70?
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
- Location
- lost somewhere
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Mr Celine
Discordian
- Location
- Waxing my moustache
I think it's free once you're 70.
This year's destination is still being planned but it has been narrowed down to either the Vosges or the Swiss Jura. As P&O have been added to the list of disreputable companies that I will not be giving any of my money to, the likely ferry journey is Newcastle to Amsterdam. This means driving in Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Switzerland and if we include a visit to friends near Arnhem probably Germany.
I emailed 5 embassies last night (the French one doesn't give an email address). Top marks to the Swiss, who gave a very helpful reply and confirmed it's OK. The Netherlands have sent me a link to another way of contacting them. The Belgian embassy say they are not competent regarding driving licences and supply a link to a site which is no more helpful than the British site. Luxembourg suggest contacting their ministry of transport. Germany hasn't replied.
If this was NACA I'd be saying what a complete clusterfark Brexit is. How can Rees Mogg expect anyone to identify brexit opportunities if the British government can't even tell me what rights I've lost?
This year's destination is still being planned but it has been narrowed down to either the Vosges or the Swiss Jura. As P&O have been added to the list of disreputable companies that I will not be giving any of my money to, the likely ferry journey is Newcastle to Amsterdam. This means driving in Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Switzerland and if we include a visit to friends near Arnhem probably Germany.
I emailed 5 embassies last night (the French one doesn't give an email address). Top marks to the Swiss, who gave a very helpful reply and confirmed it's OK. The Netherlands have sent me a link to another way of contacting them. The Belgian embassy say they are not competent regarding driving licences and supply a link to a site which is no more helpful than the British site. Luxembourg suggest contacting their ministry of transport. Germany hasn't replied.
If this was NACA I'd be saying what a complete clusterfark Brexit is. How can Rees Mogg expect anyone to identify brexit opportunities if the British government can't even tell me what rights I've lost?
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
- Location
- lost somewhere
Surely, the conclusion you should come to is that the only government officials who have proved to be competent are from Switzerland, a non-EU country?
gbb
Squire
- Location
- Peterborough
They certainly were valid a couple years ago when i last checked.
