Driving Licence Endorsements wef 1 December 2010 - not a joke

[ipitombi]

Would you please be aware that from 1 December, drivers receiving a penalty from the courts or fixed penalty notices for driving offences, must surrender their licence for the endorsement to be added within 28 days. Previously, drivers had up to 12 months to conform with this procedure.

New Procedure


· If no licence surrendered for endorsement within 28 days, the court will inform the DVLA


· the DVLA will write to the driver allowing them 28 days to surrender the licence or to apply for a duplicate, if it is mislaid


· Drivers who do not surrender their licence within 28 days will have their licence revoked - you may not drive


· Drivers must then submit an application form to the DVLA to renew their entitlement to drive :boxing_smiley:

[konceppt]

I recently went to court for speeding and had my licence taken from me on the day

[R1stu]

[quote=konceppt;576807]I recently went to court for speeding and had my licence taken from me on the day[/quote]

yea same as. Really need to send it off change of address and get new photocard. Lost my wallett over 2years ago and still not requested a new one, and moved 18m ago and not changed address! MUST DO IT!!!!

[Andy from Sandy]

When I had my litttle red book license it was never a problem if you moved because you needed to renew it annually. It was okay to wait until the renewal date before correcting details.

If you don't correct any changes of details immediately now I think you get told off!

[maderdog_1024]

Im led to believe its an offence not changing your address.

[gazza131]

its is an offence not changing your address, within 12 weeks of moving, bewarned
i found out with a £60.00 fine :(
mind you i was just being warned about it, till i called him a jumped up little hitler... he didnt like it :(
i really must learn to keep my gob shut
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[Adrian]

:cheers2:i moved 2 months ago so i better get my ase in gear and change it to the address ill be moving to in 4 months time :)

[tourerjim]

Got on spot fine back in summer not wearing seat belt that hurt" although not endorsable so now I'm keeping on the laws side!

[Eckchaz]

Not planning to get any endorsments but thanks for the heads up! :)

Also, its up to a £1000 fine for an old address on the Licence, you need to get it updated :)

[blackbrabus]

should you be caught driving with a licence that is past the 12 week update marker for moving house, you will be treated like you have been driving with no licence, oh and no insurance as that all rests on the place you register the vehicle too.

in total you could get a hell of a fine and lots of points.

[Swashbuckler]

Unless you are of the fairer sex, in which case you will probably be let off with a warning.
I was caught no seatbelt and fined, girlfriend was caught the same day, same offence, same policeman, flirted with and warned.
I tried to flirt with him but he wasn't having it.

[Mike W]

[quote=Swashbuckler;576878]Unless you are of the fairer sex, in which case you will probably be let off with a warning.
I was caught no seatbelt and fined, girlfriend was caught the same day, same offence, same policeman, flirted with and warned.
I tried to flirt with him but he wasn't having it.[/quote]

You should have put a shorter skirt on Mike ;) lmfao

[rapidgaz]

I have just been done for speeding, and I moved 10 years ago and I still ain't changed address yet. When I was stopped the coppers daint say owt, and since my licence still has old address and got delivered to new 1, still nowt said


Sent from me

[tonystevens]

[quote=rapidgaz;576884] When I was stopped the coppers daint say owt,


Sent from me[/quote]

LOL, you even type brummie, sorry, black country! :D

[Ewan]

[quote=blackbrabus;576868]should you be caught driving with a licence that is past the 12 week update marker for moving house, you will be treated like you have been driving with no licence, oh and no insurance as that all rests on the place you register the vehicle too.

in total you could get a hell of a fine and lots of points.[/quote]

Whilst it is an offence to have incorrect details I am not convinced that the police are likely to follow this up as many people have multiple addresses and therefore not straigthforward to check out.

On the point about insurance being invalidated I am pretty sure that this is not the case, if the car registration document is not changed or you fail to inform your insurer of the change of address then you may well not be covered, the fact that your licence has the wrong address does not materially effect the risk from the insurers viewpoint, where the vehicle is kept does.