Paper Driving Licence

[Mrs Dak]

I still have a paper licence. My kids are adamant I need to get a photocard licence, but having looked at the dvla site I can't see that it states this anywhere.

Am I missing something?

[Funkstar]

If you get it renewed or changed in any way, then you need to upgrade to a photo license.

Otherwise, no, I don't think you need to change it.

[99Flake]

Nope, no need to change it unless you move or any other changes.

Your kids just want you to get a silly photo they can laugh at!

[BobF64]

Funny thing is, even with a photo licence, you still need the paper part sometimes.

[Mrs Dak]

Cheers all.

Just informed 'Little Miss I Know Everything Because I'm Nearly 18'. She still maintains she is correct!

[Agent]

Shes defo wrong - my dad has just had to sort his out, and there was zero hassle from the DVLA about it being an older paper one. No forced renewal or anything

[dangel]

What's annoying is that the new photo ones expire - because of the photo requirement.

[Guy]

My mum has one of the old paper licences, and you def don't need to do anything about it. If you were updating your details then I think that might be a different matter.

But no, nothing wrong its still current/valid/legal.

[peterb]

I still have a paper licence. snip--->

So do I - falling apart but I won't be changing it until I have to (or until I get challenged buying alcohol at the supermarket because I look under 75)

[Flash477]

What's annoying is that the new photo ones expire - because of the photo requirement.

It's their way of bleeding us for more money

[0iD]

I still have a paper one Mrs D

Old skool rulez!!

[wombar]

So do I - falling apart but I won't be changing it until I have to (or until I get challenged buying alcohol at the supermarket because I look under 75)

I got ID'd at the ripe old age of 29 a few times last year (which is weird because I never go ID'd when I was younger) The ridiculousness of the situation aside, I found it particularly funny when the girl (who can't have been more than 20) behind the till in Tescos tried to claim that my paper license was not a driving license.

I proceeded to explain to her that to have one of those licenses, you generally have to be ~29+ (as they were just phasing them in when I got mine). I'll stick with my paper license until I find some pressing need to update it to a photo one.

[Brucelles]

Me too. Old fashioned licence says less about me than the new one ever could.

[Kata]

Still needing the paper part, even with a photocard, is a complete crock. I'd like to shoot whoever came up with that imbecillic plan.

[finlay666]

Funny thing is, even with a photo licence, you still need the paper part sometimes.

Well the photo part on it's own is not your driving licence, it's only the 2 parts together, so if you are required to produce your drivers licence it's both.

You can usually get away with just the photo part as police can get details on points etc from their database and it contains most of the info on the paper part

[shelley bda]

Your kids just want you to get a silly photo they can laugh at!

I have the newer style photocard license, the black and white pic they use doesn't make you look that bad... The best of a bad bunch lol