Renewing driving licence

It’s definitely free at 70 Poppy and every 3 years afterwards.

Jaxjacky

It’s all proposed, not law and renewal is free

It’s not free. It’s £14 on the Gov.uk website

I renewed mine but not online . There may be changes ahead - but not imminent as far as I know.

It’s all proposed, not law and renewal is free

I was taken in by this. I think this website is anticipating what might lie in the future. I found it impossible to complete online as they wanted an actual photo (like a passport photo) which cost me £5 in Sainsburys photo booth.
I duly filled in the paper form and included the photo. New licence in post this week. It is for 3 years until I am 85. After that, I shall have a hard think about continuing driving.
In passing, I read there are a number of people licensed to drive over the age of 100! This can't be safe.

Be careful when renewing online. I went on the Gov.uk website to do mine in April a few months before my 70th and was redirected to another website, stating that as I wasn’t quite 70 this is the website I needed to use. It was Assistonline.uk but I was fleeced! They charged £78!

Maybe Dolly had a daydream 🤷‍♀️

I thought it was odd. I read that you had to get firm D 4 and send with application. Would send link if I could work out how to do it

This is the current info regarding licence renewal aged 70 on the gov.uk official site . Nothing has changed. It’s a self assessment with no GP input. That’s not to say it won’t change in the future but for now the situation remains the same.

www.gov.uk/renew-driving-licence-at-70

You’re wrong Dollydaydream. You just need to answer some questions about your fitness to drive. Look on Gov.uk.

My GP will charge at least £35 for the letter and probably more because he would have to test your sight and hearing.

If it is true I think many may well find themselves selling their pride and joy.

I don’t think that is correct.