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ventaPublic service announcement: if you have a photocard driving licence, check the expiry date on it. It's "4b" on the front ("4a" is date of issue).
A colleague of mine recently tried to hire a car, and was surprised to find his photocard had expired 5 years ago. I checked mine, and despite it having only been issued in January of this year, it runs out in March 2012. We think this is because I didn't supply a new photo when I changed my address with the DVLA, and a photo is only good for ten years. March 2002 sounds a probable date for my first photocard application.
We're not sure whether or not the DVLA will write and tell you when it expires. Presumably they do... so long as they have the correct address for you :)
A colleague of mine recently tried to hire a car, and was surprised to find his photocard had expired 5 years ago. I checked mine, and despite it having only been issued in January of this year, it runs out in March 2012. We think this is because I didn't supply a new photo when I changed my address with the DVLA, and a photo is only good for ten years. March 2002 sounds a probable date for my first photocard application.
We're not sure whether or not the DVLA will write and tell you when it expires. Presumably they do... so long as they have the correct address for you :)
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Re: so long as they have the correct address
Date: 2010-12-13 05:08 pm (UTC)Re: so long as they have the correct address
Date: 2010-12-13 05:18 pm (UTC)But yes... for my model of film watching (wanting unexpectedly to watch a film, this evening, about once every three years) is very poorly catered for by the likes of Lovefilm :)
Re: so long as they have the correct address
Date: 2010-12-13 05:35 pm (UTC)Re: so long as they have the correct address
Date: 2010-12-13 05:56 pm (UTC)Ooooh, I know this one! Bambi and horror films.
One of them is one that you get banned from watching by a SO because it's too disturbing and will mean you won't be able to sleep, and the other one is one you watch together with lots of wine and giggle the whole way through at the cliches, right?
Now remind me which is which?
Re: so long as they have the correct address
Date: 2010-12-14 01:35 pm (UTC)Re: so long as they have the correct address
Date: 2010-12-13 10:29 pm (UTC)I'm still waiting for VM to offer every film ever, on demand, over their cable network. Seems like the obvious thing to do.