"Please cut your old driving licence in two and return it to:"

Just applied online, to renew my Photocard licence (you know, the one that was supposed to be free to renew for life :mad: ), and it says "Please cut your old driving licence in two and return it to: DVLA, Swansea SA99 1ZW"

Am I supposed to do this immediately, or when my new one arrives?

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Immediately, it will no longer be valid.

I can't remember them ever saying renewal was supposed to free, except for the over 70s.

:mad:Ive just renewed mine, i applied on line, they asked for passport number so they could check and also use my photo, then they sent me a form to fill in and asked for a photo:mad::o
Which cost me a fiver:mad: so much for free.

Photocards were introduced in 1998, so the first ten-year expirations would have been 2008 - and cost £17.50
https://www.whatcar.com/news/photo-driving-licences-up-for-renewal/n3669

It's now £17, Inflation alone would have taken it to £23 by now.

:mad:Ive just renewed mine, i applied on line, they asked for passport number so they could check and also use my photo, then they sent me a form to fill in and asked for a photo:mad::o
Which cost me a fiver:mad: so much for free.

I got a new passport recently with new photo, then updated drivers licence later. Even though the DVLA requested the passport ID, they still re-used the ancient raisins-in-a-rice-pudding photo *shrug*

I have never done this and it's never been a problem. The new license should arrive in a few days at which point your motivation to look for envelopes and stamps will be about zero.

I have always kept the old license for a while in case they chased me for them but they never have and it must be 6 or 7 times now.

This just reminded me I have not done my mum's after doing her renewal, then again if no envelope provided for new one to do so, sod it.

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