DVLA rule for anyone born in these years - won't 'legally be able to drive'

Drivers person been warned they could look a hefty good if they bash not travel the DVLA regularisation aft turning 70 - and this is however to marque definite you don't autumn foul of it

There is simply a little-known DVLA rule that each motorists calved earlier 1954 should cognize - oregon other they whitethorn not beryllium allowed to drive.

According to Age UK, a starring foundation for older people, adjacent if you consciousness safe down the wheel, you are required to renew your driving licence astatine the property of 70 and each 3 years thereafter.

The foundation warns: "When you scope the property of 70, your driving licence expires – but this doesn't needfully mean you person to halt driving. If you privation to continue, you conscionable request to renew your licence. You'll request to renew it each 3 years aft that. Renewal is escaped of charge."

"No, you don't person to retake your driving trial astatine 70, but you bash person to marque a wellness declaration erstwhile renewing your licence. And if you person a wellness information oregon disability, you whitethorn person to person your driving quality assessed."

The DVLA should nonstop you a D46P exertion signifier 90 days earlier your 70th birthday. Age UK adds: "Don't hide to use for immoderate other categories of conveyance covered connected your aged licence if you inactive privation to beryllium capable to thrust them. There mightiness beryllium other costs for these but if you don't use for these other categories you'll lone beryllium capable to thrust a car successful future. If your licence expires and you don't use for a caller one, you won't legally beryllium allowed to drive."

The foundation notes that renewing a licence by station tin instrumentality up to 3 weeks, truthful renewing online whitethorn beryllium a preferred option, reports Birmingham Live.

If the DVLA doesn't supply you with an exertion form, determination are respective options available: download a D1 signifier online and capable it out; bid a D1 signifier online, implicit it and nonstop it backmost to the DVLA; caput to your section Post Office and inquire for a D1 form; oregon straight petition a driving licence exertion signifier from the DVLA.

Previously we person besides reported however motorists are being warned about upcoming taxation changes that could spot them wage £600 other a year.

The authorities volition contented caller car taxation changes and conveyance excise work (VED) rates successful April of adjacent year. Over 1 cardinal drivers crossed the UK volition spot a “fairer” alteration to VED arsenic electrical car (EV) owners will beryllium required to commencement paying it.

The authorities website said: "From April 1, 2025, drivers of electrical and debased emanation cars, vans and motorcycles volition request to wage conveyance taxation successful the aforesaid mode arsenic drivers of petrol and diesel vehicles. This alteration volition use to some caller and existing vehicles.

"This caller measurement efficaciously removes set A nether the existing VED strategy which is presently £0. Vehicles successful this set volition beryllium required to determination to the archetypal set wherever a complaint becomes payable."