Expired UK driving license

[Beanieskis]

7 years? That's very strange - photocards are valid for 10 years. Take a look here:

https://www.gov.uk/renew-driving-licence

Are you over the age at which the actual licence expires?

[GeoSteve]

Don't you have a paper license? I let my photo card expire once but my paper license is good till 2040. I just used my MIL address and got a new photo card.
Don't know if HK will accept a paper license only but I know a few Brits that still do not have a photo card and use their paper license only.


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[hullexile]

Don't you have a paper license? I let my photo card expire once but my paper license is good till 2040. I just used my MIL address and got a new photo card.
Don't know if HK will accept a paper license only but I know a few Brits that still do not have a photo card and use their paper license only.


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Yes I am still on the paper one, but given the disintegrating shreds of paper held together by sellotape I might need to get a photocard one soon!

[kimwy66]

Don't you have a paper license? I let my photo card expire once but my paper license is good till 2040. I just used my MIL address and got a new photo card.
Don't know if HK will accept a paper license only but I know a few Brits that still do not have a photo card and use their paper license only.


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My husband is one of those that only has a paper license, and used it to get his HK license 3 years ago.


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[Fatelvis]

Not sure if relevant but my UK photo card part of my license was expired when I applied for my HK one. They asked me to get a fax from DVLA to confirm my license was still valid which I did, then there was no problem after that.

I've hired cars in the UK twice with the HK license, I took along the international driver's permit just in case, but never been asked for it.

[karen09]

Thanks everyone. It seems nuts that my license was only valid for 7 years (passed in 2003, expired 2010) and makes sense that it is only the photocard that expired. I will speak to the HK people tomorrow and see what they say.

It's probably just the Photo. They changed the law a few years back so you have to keep your photo up to date.