70+ driving licence renewal form

Mar 23, 2023 Last reply: 3 years ago 12 Replies
H

Hi,



I already have 70+ licence, due to expire soon, and a reminder/renewal form arrived this am.



The new to me form, versus doing it online, seems a little confused. If I go online, and begin completing, right at the end, it insists on you having a valid passport #, I assume to grab a photo from.



The paper form, seems to not need a passport #, a photo, nor even to insist you to return your expiring licence. You can just suggest you lost or defaced it.



Am I understanding the paper form correctly - just complete the form, no need for the old licence, no need for a photo?



They will have my original photo on file anyway, I suppose?


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M

I have recently done mine, needed a new photo but no need to send old licence

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H

How did you know it needed a new photo, was there some sort of request from them for one, or did you volunteer a new photo?

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J

Out of interest, was the reminder sent 3 months before your birthday or three months before the "Covid extension" expired? My last one was actually sent about 9 months after my birthday in 2020!

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M

The renewal form I got was clear I needed to submit a new photo but thinking back the last two renewals I did not need to send a photo you can do it online you know if you have a valid UK passport I have a EU Irish passport so have to use the form sent and maybe why they wanted a new photo

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H

Three months before the birthday, Covid did not affect my licence renewal.

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H

Thanks, it just seemed odd that they were demanding more proof for the online renewal, than via a paper, postal form.

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B

I wonder what they would do if you sent them a photo of a skeleton? Brian

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M

They'd refuse to issue as dead people aren't allowed to drive.

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J

They'd refuse to issue the licence - no bones about it.

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R

Brian Gaff snipped-for-privacy@gmail.com wrote

Demand the original death certificate.

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M

Perhaps they have access to the passport photo and use that

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