Driving Licence Havoc

Hello all!

It's yet another heart-warming autumn day (I say this as I shudder in my seat and swear I can see hints of snow in the rain currently hitting the window) and here I am to provide you with some more useful information, which I'm sure you number plates fans will thank me for.

This morning I came across a piece of information from the DVLA and felt it was my duty to make the billions (perhaps more) of Regtransfers Blog visitors aware of it. If not already aware, photo card driving licences have a ten-year limit on them before having to be renewed. As you may have guessed, holders of the first issue of photo card licences are required to renew them this year. According to the DVLA, in the summer of 1998, *Oh Summer, where have you gone? Or rather, when were you ever here?*, 16,136 new licences were issued. However, so far this year, only 11,566 drivers have renewed them.

If not updated, drivers face a fine of £1000. So, if you have a licence from 1998, it's in your best interests to get it renewed. I know it's a total pain but it's definitely worth doing.

Apparently, 300,000 licences will be due for renewal next year so, unless word gets round, it looks like there'll be a bigger problem next year. The DVLA is using targeted publicity to let drivers know. Luckily though, I'm here to spread the word, so anyone who's anyone will be informed in plenty of time, I'm sure!

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