Driving license paper counterpart replacement

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If you order a new one you will be required to send back the old photocard they have version numbers and if you present an old version it will be confiscated and you'll have to prove you have the new one. There is a small loophole in that if you change address you get a new license, so some people use this to get rid of old points that still appear points expire after three years, ink takes a bit longer.

So if you were to theoretically change your license address and change it back again, you'd have a new shiny paper counterpart. This is probably fraud. However, in order to change the address, you have to fill out the change of address part on No, change of address isn't an issue - my permanent residence hasn't changed, it's simply that in term time I've been living in student houses nearer to my university. I didn't know that the licences have version numbers on them, but that makes sense, thanks for the info there - I presume there's no reason I can't claim I've lost both parts, get a new photocard while keeping the old one?

I could then use the old one as ID and so on at no risk of actually losing the valid driving licence, handy Any idea how long replacements take to turn up? Buff Mchugelarge 3, posts months. I sent mine off as i lost the paper bit a week before my test Posted it Monday, had it back thursday morning. Always the way! The nidirect privacy notice applies to any information you send on this feedback form.

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