fesspark Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 Just a line for those who Know me, I have just had my C1 + licence renewed after 2 months without it,At last I can drive my motorhome again, fesspark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 Just out of interest, when does your just-arrived C1 licence expire? Did you get the automatic 11-months extension period taken into account - which was what prompted you to renew the licence in the first place? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fesspark Posted December 2, 2020 Author Share Posted December 2, 2020 My licence lasts until Dec 2023 my old one expired and I applied for a new one ,unbeknowing to me ,they had given us an extension for 11 months, so I missed out. fesspark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 Thanks - I thought that would happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan k Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 Although at the moment it's not much of an issue, the 11 month extension is only to drive in the UK, the extended licence does not allow driving in Europe as there is no physical evidence of an extension. As I'm in tier 3 at the moment (seems like lockdown has existed for ever), I'm waitng for the morment to start things going to renew cheers alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 The following link goes into some detail about the DVLA driving licence extensions https://www.petebarden.co.uk/news/articles/photocard-driving-licence-seven-month-extension.html and includes this QA advice: I want to drive in France, Spain, or Europe - will foreign police and hire car companies know about the extension? With many Brits swapping planes for cars as they head abroad - when we're not in lockdown - it's a worry that foreign police or hire car companies won't accept an seemingly 'expired' photocard driving licence. Fortunately, the original photocard driving licence extension was arranged through an EU law, with the new extension also arranged with the EU. This means it will be accepted across all member states - including the UK during the transition period. It is unclear if the extension will apply for the up-to-three-month-period of 2021 after the Brexit transition period ends on December 31. Drivers should contact the DVLA before this period. I think I’d have preferred "This means it will be accepted across all member states...” to read "This means it SHOULD be accepted across all member states...” as it’s easy to see that - even in the UK, let alone abroad - an ‘expired’ photcard driving licence that’s within the 11-month extension period (so still valid) might be looked on with disfavour should the expiry date it carries be checked. (Pete Barden Linkedin entry here) https://uk.linkedin.com/in/pete-barden-5b23b912 Not partcularly ‘on topic’, but this link may also be of interest https://www.gov.uk/transition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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