For those of us renewing licences at 70

[Rich Rule]

3 hours ago, openspaceman said:

Yes I believe that sort of thing happens.

 

It was an unusual case that if you took your test before a certain date you got this entitlement, the law changed and those with the entitlement had to prove that they were using it at the time, I think this involved a letter proving you were a professional driver. If you weren't able to prove it, or like most of use, were unaware of the need to send in documentary proof, you automatically had the note (107??)  added to the licence and were downgraded. Then new drivers had to pass the c1+E to be able to pull heavier trailers.

I wish it was that easy.

 

That’s why I got a transport consultant to help me.  He was working with one of the firms I contract climbed for.

 

At the time I also drove for one firm with  DAF 7.5t and towed a big Scheisling.

 

Didnt make a difference.

[dumper]

And it works the other way a good friend of mine applied for his provisional a few weeks after me I got a prov back he got a full licence, he’s changed address multiple times in the last forty odd years still gets a full licence back

[Stubby]

Coz I'm old I can tow a space shuttle with a moped 🙂

[Rich Rule]

Not any more you can’t Gramps.

 

I was proper pissed off dealing with them.

 

Even when shown the evidence that I used to be able to drive up to 12t MAM they denied that was the case.  Yet when I was stopped driving that lorry plod said it was ok.

 

It was like a little Britain sketch where computer says no.

 

The ‘tard I was dealing with could only repeat the mantra “those that passed before 1997 etc”

 

I asked her to check what the restrictions were in 1991 when I passed.   At that time they had changed the entitlements to be in line with the EU and it was 12t.

 

The only response was those that passed after 1997 etc.

 

 

[Oldfeller]

56 minutes ago, Rich Rule said:

Not any more you can’t Gramps.

 

I was proper pissed off dealing with them.

 

Even when shown the evidence that I used to be able to drive up to 12t MAM they denied that was the case.  Yet when I was stopped driving that lorry plod said it was ok.

 

It was like a little Britain sketch where computer says no.

 

The ‘tard I was dealing with could only repeat the mantra “those that passed before 1997 etc”

 

I asked her to check what the restrictions were in 1991 when I passed.   At that time they had changed the entitlements to be in line with the EU and it was 12t.

 

The only response was those that passed after 1997 etc.

 

 

dvla have always been problematic,you could phone on ten successive days, ask the exact same question and get a different answer each time.

I recall one instance when you had to surrender the old tax disc to got a refund for the remaining duty, they asked for "recorded delivery" with a signature upon receipt, which I duly complied with,over a month passes and I have yet to receive my refund, so I phone them, 3,1/2 days later somebody actually answered the phone and informed it was lost?

"But you signed for it, so it wasn't lost in post at all was it,?"

a brief silence ensued,, she then said,, "no it was lost internally"

"Ok, what happens now?" 

"no disc, no refund I'm afraid" wankers!!

now they have a different scheme whereby the tax cannot be transferred with change of ownership of the vehicle. 

and the present owner gets back any full remaining months duty, and the new owner has to tax from the beginning of the month he wishes to use the vehicle from, the current  month has been paid for already by the previous owner, but if new owner needs to use the vehicle immediately he has to backdate it to the beginning of the already paid for month. 

and your refund is calculated from the date they deal with it, so if they "lose it" that's never.

I told dvla long ago ,I usually like being kissed when I'm getting fecked.

Edited 22 hours ago by Oldfeller