You shouldn't need a physical copy these days. You can 'share' your licence details with whoever needs them by providing a one-time code.
https://www.gov.uk/view-driving-licence
https://www.gov.uk/view-driving-licence
Anyone work for D V L A ?
- Thread starter AudioAl
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AudioAl
pfm Member
Can you phone the hire company for me as It WAS a point blank NO from their insurance company
AudioAl
pfm Member
The hire company won't let me drive uninsured , Are they stupid as well ?
richardg
Admonishtrator
Les anchois dans lemien.
Can they drive a 7.5 tonne vehicle?
I meant the hire company. If they wont accept a DVLA government document that can't be forged and want a paper/photo one then stupid they are.
AudioAl
pfm Member
Yes that is a option ,
Now I have had a MASSIVE clear out I have asked the £10.800 company to come back and do another quote , Four 8 yard skips FULL must make a price difference ( Hopefully )
Beobloke
pfm Member
Ah the good old DVLA.
I'm currently in a battle with them over my new weekend toy, for which they are refusing to issue me a V5 as their records say it was permanently exported last year. This is despite me buying it from a UK dealer, on behalf of his UK-registered customer and the fact that I was able to tax the car on the DVLA website using the code from the green section of the old V5, which they issued to the previous owner 4 months AFTER it was allegedly exported!
But, no, all the letters of proof from me, the dealer and the previous owner are irrelevant - it was exported because they say so. I now need to fill in a form and provide documentation such as the car's foreign registration certificate (it has never had one) plus the payment of import duty (which doesn't apply as i bought it from a UK dealer using UK pounds).
I feel this one could run and run...
I'm currently in a battle with them over my new weekend toy, for which they are refusing to issue me a V5 as their records say it was permanently exported last year. This is despite me buying it from a UK dealer, on behalf of his UK-registered customer and the fact that I was able to tax the car on the DVLA website using the code from the green section of the old V5, which they issued to the previous owner 4 months AFTER it was allegedly exported!
But, no, all the letters of proof from me, the dealer and the previous owner are irrelevant - it was exported because they say so. I now need to fill in a form and provide documentation such as the car's foreign registration certificate (it has never had one) plus the payment of import duty (which doesn't apply as i bought it from a UK dealer using UK pounds).
I feel this one could run and run...
Bob McC
Living the life of Riley
There are drivers out there under 70 who have never had any points who only have a paper one.
My Mrs for one.
They should still be able to go online to prove status; it used to be the preferred way to do it but a lot of hire companies don't seem to have got the message.
As a precaution i keep my old licences and have one in each wallet when on holiday; one is totally invalid here but certainly good for most Caribbean countries.
Rug Doc
pfm Member
Wow didn’t know you could do that! I know both my Driving Licence number and my NI number off the top of my head, so tested it and yes it works.. Thanks for the link!
Chops54
pfm Member
suzywong
Wot, no electrons?
Paper licence , Blimey you are going back some years
I still have a paper licence……
