July/August Issue 57 - Flipbook - Page 15
NEWS
EXPIRED DRIVING LICENCES AUTOMATICALLY
EXTENDED BY 11 MOTNHS
Photocard licences or entitlement to drive that expires between 1 February and 31 December
2020 have been extended for 11 months from the date of expiry.
Under the changes, drivers whose
photocard driving licence or entitlement to
drive runs out between 1 February 2020
and 31 December 2020 will have their
entitlement automatically extended from
the expiry date, for a period of 11 months.
Drivers do not need to apply to renew their
licence until they receive a reminder before
their extension expires.
The initial extension expired at the end
of August. This has now been further
extended to the end of the year under
temporary changes announced by DVLA
today (1 September 2020).
DVLA Chief Executive Julie Lennard said
“Being able to drive is a lifeline for millions
of people and this further extension will
ensure that in these continued uncertain
times, drivers don’t need to worry about
the admin or the associated costs with
renewing their licences.
The temporary extension is automatic, and
drivers do not need to do anything. Drivers
who have already applied to renew their
photocard driving licence or entitlement
to drive can usually carry on driving while
we process their application, providing
they have not been told by their doctor or
optician that they should not drive.”
Photocard driving licence
HEAVY VEHICLE TEST EXEMPTIONS - OCTOBER 2020
Certain vehicles and trailers with
original MOT due dates in October
2020 will get an exemption.
Will I get an exemption?
Eligible vehicles and trailers with
October 2020 test dates will be given a
3 or 12-month exemption.
Vehicles/trailers legally due a test
within a month
Vehicles/trailers going on international
journeys
Dangerous goods vehicles
Specialist vehicle types (e.g. refuse
vehicles, gritters)
Prohibition clearances
What if I am unable to get a test
Which vehicles/trailers need a test in booking?
October 2020?
We’ll be making more testing staff
Mandatory tests will be required for
available to ATFs at short notice. So,
vehicles and trailers which do not
it’s worth checking availability several
qualify for a longer exemption. These
times with a range of ATFs.
are:
To find ATFs within an area, visit our
Vehicles with an original test date in
Book a lorry, bus or trailer annual test
April 2020
page.
Vehicles with an original test date in
July 2020
How do I find out my current test
date?
Operators can use MOT test history to
confirm vehicle test expiry dates.
What advice has been given to
ATFs?
We continue to remind ATFs about
the vehicle/trailer tests they should
prioritise. The highest priority are those
which legally need a test.
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