toad

I've lost the photo section of my Driving License. I may be changing
address soon.

I'm considering holding off replacing it until I'm certain about my
new address (Move might be 3-6 months away).

Is it risky to drive for long periods of time without access to the
photo section of your driving license? (I presume many people don't
realize they've lost theirs until they get a producer so assume the
punishment can't be too draconian.)

TIA

Pip

On Wed, 18 Jul 2007 02:47:10 -0700, toad <toad_oftoadhall@yahoo.co.uk>
wrote:

>Is it risky to drive for long periods of time without access to the
>photo section of your driving license? (I presume many people don't
>realize they've lost theirs until they get a producer so assume the
>punishment can't be too draconian.)

The easy answer is to not get stopped or nicked.

However, a friend of mine managed to lose his licence and forget to
update it too. When he got himself stopped, he got a producer and a
ticking off for driving barefoot.

Down at the copshop, it turned out that he couldn't produce a licence,
had the car registered at one address and insured at another. Because
he couldn't produce, the offence changed slightly and he could no
longer be dealt with by use of a fixed penalty for the speeding
offence, the cause of the stop in the first place.

It all got very messy, involving solicitors, court appearances and
hefty fines, not to mention a good points haul.

YMMV, of course.

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On Wed, 18 Jul 2007 02:47:10 -0700, toad <toad_oftoadhall@yahoo.co.uk>
wrote:

>I've lost the photo section of my Driving License. I may be changing
>address soon.
>
>I'm considering holding off replacing it until I'm certain about my
>new address (Move might be 3-6 months away).
>
>Is it risky to drive for long periods of time without access to the
>photo section of your driving license? (I presume many people don't
>realize they've lost theirs until they get a producer so assume the
>punishment can't be too draconian.)

I doubt it'll be a problem. On a similar level, my tax disk, valid
until 31/12/07 has never been placed anywhere near my bike and lives
next to my monitor and works as a good coaster. However, when I'm
away from home or abroad I'll normally stick it in the tank bag to
help smooth otherwise tricky situations over if they happen.
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In article <1184752030.583305.165390@g12g2000prg.googlegroups .com>, toad wrote:
>
> Is it risky to drive for long periods of time without access to the
> photo section of your driving license? (I presume many people don't

I don't have a photo section.. I've never bothered to update mine.

Phil

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wessie

Pip <gingerblokeNOSPAM@NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote in
news:d6pr9392100dokv3kd1jp4vruo8a2qhe38@4ax.com:

> On Wed, 18 Jul 2007 02:47:10 -0700, toad <toad_oftoadhall@yahoo.co.uk>
> wrote:
>
>>Is it risky to drive for long periods of time without access to the
>>photo section of your driving license? (I presume many people don't
>>realize they've lost theirs until they get a producer so assume the
>>punishment can't be too draconian.)
>
> The easy answer is to not get stopped or nicked.
>

Although the risk of being stopped by a real plod is minimal. Any scamera
type NIP will only require submitting the paper part for endorsement, plus
the cash of course.


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