You may have heard that on the 8th June 2015, the paper counterpart to the photo card driving licence was abolished. The DVLA is advising that drivers destroy the paper counterpart as this will no longer be valid and just retain the photo card driving licence. It is worth noting this will only apply to drivers with both a photo card and paper counterpart licence. Paper driving licences issued before the photo card was introduced in 1998 will remain valid and should not be destroyed.
The paper counterpart has been used to display driving convictions and penalty points (endorsements) since 1998. As they will no longer be valid and all this information will now be recorded electronically, the DVLA has introduced an online solution for customers to obtain their licence information. The online “Share Driving Licence’ function allows a customer to obtain their licence details and then provide to third parties requesting it such as hire car companies. More information about this can be found by visiting www.gov.uk/view-driving-licence.
We ask for copy driving licences on motor trade and fleet policies where necessary.
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