Over 70 license renewal

ronk · Post by **ronk** » Tue Aug 15, 2023 7:41 pm

Yes - free!
I’m due for my second renewal soon.

Nanu · Post by **Nanu** » Tue Aug 15, 2023 7:43 pm

So being old does have a couple of advantages then

ronk · Post by **ronk** » Tue Aug 15, 2023 7:46 pm

A very dubious advantage!

Scubaregs · Post by **Scubaregs** » Tue Aug 15, 2023 7:57 pm

ronk wrote: ↑Tue Aug 15, 2023 7:41 pm Yes - free!
I’m due for my second renewal soon.

Kudos mate, still driving at 140.

Pondrew · Post by **Pondrew** » Tue Aug 15, 2023 8:00 pm

Scubaregs wrote: ↑Tue Aug 15, 2023 7:57 pm Kudos mate, still driving at 140.

Only on a private road or the Autobahn, though!

ronk · Post by **ronk** » Tue Aug 15, 2023 8:05 pm

Scubaregs wrote: ↑Tue Aug 15, 2023 7:57 pm
ronk wrote: ↑Tue Aug 15, 2023 7:41 pm Yes - free!
I’m due for my second renewal soon.
Kudos mate, still driving at 140.

I wish!

Old but still still game for a 140+ Autobahn blast each year - it would be rude not to!

The licence is renewed every third year with a self declaration of fitness.

MikeyH · Post by **MikeyH** » Tue Aug 15, 2023 11:15 pm

Nanu wrote: ↑Tue Aug 15, 2023 7:40 pm I think I read somewhere that renewal at 70 is free.

Is that correct?

It is if you do it on line but you lose the over 3.500kg licence. If you want to keep it you have to do it by post, and get a doctors certificate to say you are medically fit, and probably pay for this certificate every 3 years.

ronk · Post by **ronk** » Tue Aug 15, 2023 11:23 pm

When I was 70 I decided not to go down this route as I could not see a need for the over 3500kg having never used it for years !
I think the restriction also applies to an over 15 (?) seater mini bus but I can’t foresee me needing that facility either!

MikeyH · Post by **MikeyH** » Tue Aug 15, 2023 11:28 pm

Having read the replies on here I’ve decided to not worry about it, it seems that you can’t drive them after 70 anyway.

MikeyH · Post by **MikeyH** » Tue Aug 15, 2023 11:28 pm

MikeyH wrote: ↑Tue Aug 15, 2023 11:28 pm Having read the replies on here I’ve decided to not worry about it, it seems that you can’t drive them after 75 anyway.

BeeEmm · Post by **BeeEmm** » Wed Aug 16, 2023 8:29 pm

MikeyH wrote: ↑Tue Aug 15, 2023 11:28 pm Having read the replies on here I’ve decided to not worry about it, it seems that you can’t drive them after 70 anyway.

Take a driving test in one. If you pass you can then drive them at any age.

pvr · Post by **pvr** » Wed Aug 16, 2023 10:14 pm

Curious what will happen to my licence at 70 as when I swapped my EU licence for a UK one, they gave me every single category

Mr Tidy · Post by **Mr Tidy** » Wed Aug 16, 2023 10:22 pm

MikeyH wrote: ↑Mon Aug 14, 2023 11:43 pm Something that size would scare the cr#p out of me, my spelling never gets any better, I leeve it up to the spel checker, I fink it’s Amercan.

Where is your sense of adventure?

I've rented 7.5 tonners a few times when moving houses and loved them. You even get to play chicken with cocky bus drivers!

I don't mind paying a few quid to keep my "old gits entitlement" as I'm not aware of being a grandfather.

BeeEmm · Post by **BeeEmm** » Fri Aug 18, 2023 10:10 am

pvr wrote: ↑Wed Aug 16, 2023 10:14 pm Curious what will happen to my licence at 70 as when I swapped my EU licence for a UK one, they gave me every single category

Curious on this pvr, are you saying that you were given D, D+E C and C+E as well as a track laying vehicle to go with your gun licence?

pvr · Post by **pvr** » Fri Aug 18, 2023 10:17 am

Yep, so if you need a track laying vehicle driver who can shoot trespassing peasants, I am your man

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