Did mine last year.



Received a reminder and completed the process with zero hassle.

Attended a speed awareness course 2 weeks ago, and it was pointed out that my photo licence expired a few years ago. They also pointed out that a lot of insurance companies now use the fact that the licence has expired to knock back motor insurance claims!



So, first thing I did when I returned home was to renew! You can do it on line, think it was £20, and if you've renewed your passport within the last 5 years, it uses the same photo which they already have stored electronically. No fuss, really easy. New card (plus new paper licence) arrived 2 days later - great service.

If you've never had a photo licence, that is if you past your test prior to their issue, then there is no obligation to get one.

When I had to send my paper one off for a few points last year, I was expecting to be told to get myself a photo licence.....Fortunately, I didn't have to and just got my paper licence sent back with no hassle....

Stick with it as long as you can. I understand that it's only a name or address change that necessitates a switch to the two-part licence.



I decided to replace mine last year, after time it was literally falling to pieces and I'd also changed address six years earlier. The fannying around involved in replacing it almost made me want to move back to my previous address. For some reason the DVLA require far more information than the Passport Office (my passport had also expired three years previously). The simplest way was to get a new passport and then use the stored passport photograph to obtain my replacement driving licence.

Is it wrong that when I saw the title this thread the first thing I thought was Dally had finally launced an actual one man crusade against illegal immigrants and was starting his ethnic cleansing with the users of RLFans?