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Forced charge for new driving license photograph
dxmedia:
I thought that there was a 0 charge if you were just updating your photo / name / address or adding extra vehicle licence thingys
There's a £20 charge if your replacing a lost licence, having endorsments removed.
There's upto a £90 charge if your getting your licence back after a drinking related ban
£50 if your applying for a new licence
Are you sure your paying just to have your photo updated?
Saffy:
--- Quote from: dxmedia on July 19, 2009, 21:24:11 ---I thought that there was a 0 charge if you were just updating your photo / name / address or adding extra vehicle licence thingys
There's a £20 charge if your replacing a lost licence, having endorsments removed.
There's upto a £90 charge if your getting your licence back after a drinking related ban
£50 if your applying for a new licence
Are you sure your paying just to have your photo updated?
--- End quote ---
Yeah I am sure, an furthermore the envelope they give you IT ISN'T PRE PAID .... :lipsrsealed: :-# :->...
Link here for reference : http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/DriverLicensing/NeedANewOrUpdatedLicence/DG_078070
dxmedia:
ah well, another tax on driving.
Range Rover Blues:
Yeap, the stupid ID card licence expires so they can charge you for an new one yet they missed the whole point of doing it.
IUn the 'states you turn up for your retest (I think they should be compulsory here too), get your photo taken and your licence re-issued (provided you pass) so it cuts down on forgery etc.
If they can do it with my SU card, why not with my drigving licence?
AFAIK it's not an offence to have lost your licence either, perhaps the cheaper alternative then :-k
Gordo:
I don't know why people are complaining about it now - they've not made any secret about you having to replace the photo every ten years. It just happens that it's ten years since the photo licences were introduced.
A tip: they only charge the lowest fee, so if you're updating your address as well as your photo they will do it for free. I did this when I moved house a couple of years ago.
It isn't your driving entitlement that expires, just the licence.
As for moaning about the cost of driving in to town, parking, photo booth, fuel etc. well you're going to be in town some time, so do it at the same time. And the cost of a set of photos (I paid £6 last time I got some done) is nothing compared to a tank of fuel.
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