How long have photo ID driving licences been used?

[alex3659]

I was wondering when did photo ID licences first come out for driving?

[John Dory]

April 1999

[Cyclone]

Some people will still not have them though as there's no obligation to get one.

[cgksheff]

Many that do have them, don't realise that they're only valid for 10 years.

[truconstruct]

Many that do have them, don't realise that they're only valid for 10 years.

 

That's right, mine expired July last year.

[alchresearch]

Many that do have them, don't realise that they're only valid for 10 years.

 

That's no excuse though. The leaflet that comes with it tells you so.

[swordfish1]

That's no excuse though. The leaflet that comes with it tells you so.

 

I got a reminder by post too.

[swordfish1]

April 1999

 

 

Says on here http://www.yourdrivinglicence.co.uk/renewing-your-photo-driving-licence-every-10-years.html that it was July 1998

[truconstruct]

I got a reminder by post too.

 

I didn't...................

[swordfish1]

I didn't...................

 

should have, and I quote

 

 

" It’s thought that many motorists are being caught out because the small print about licence renewal is exactly that – very small print. It’s tucked away on the back of the photocard under the section named ‘4b’. To find out what section ‘4b’ pertains to, the driver has to check the even smaller print on the reverse of the card, and when they do, they’ll see that it refers to a photocard ‘valid to’ date, which will be 10 years from the date of issue. The DVLA have sent out reminders to everyone who needs to get their photocard licences renewed but it seems that people aren't reading them or don't understand what is being asked of them. This could be because confusingly, next to the 'valid to' date, is another date which is the day before the driver turns 70 years old, and this is the date when the actual driving licence expires - not the photocard. "