More than Two Million Drivers Risk Being Fined £ 1k for ‘Easy to Forget’ Job – ryan

The plastic card in your wallet or puree might be getting close to the point where no Longer Valid

Man Driving and Close Up On Driving License

All drivers Need to check and see if they’re risking a £ 1k fine time.(Image: Getty )

Most People Will Carry Their Driver’s License with say, although they rarely need to take it out. Howver, Without checking it oCCAVISIONALLY, you might risk hating a fine hanging over you.

The Plastic License Card Replaced Paper Licenses in 1998 and must be renewed every 10 years. Many People will face the prospect of getting a new one this year if it is close to its Expirmy Date. But it is important to remember that it dosesn’t renew automatically, and you need to do it is you, so remembering is important.

The Team at Martin Lewis’ MoneysavingExpert.com Said that this’ Easy to Forget ‘Job Comes AROUND A DECADE. Accounting to Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) DATA OBTAINED BY CO-OT Insurance, Almost 2.3 million licenses are set to experience in 2025.

It is illegal to drive with the valid driving license, and this includes driving with an Expired license. Acciting to gov.uk, this offense Could Lead to a Fine of Up to £ 1,000, Three to Six Penalty Points on Your License and Your Vehicle Could Be Seized.

Below you can find out what you need to avoid that situation. Thankfully, Its Quick, Easy and Only Taks a Few Simple Steps.

Failure to renew Your Driving License Could See You Slapped with a Fine of £ 1,000 or Ban (Image: Getty )

How to renew an Expired Driving license?

You can Check if you are close to the Expirmy Date by cheating your Driving License Card. It should give you a date on the fourth line, with the will dates on 4a and the expihy on 4b.

IT COSTS £ 14 to renew Online at Gov.uk or £ 17 if you choose to renew via post with a d1 from available from Most post offices. You should be sent a reminder and form a few weeks before your license Expires, but as many Miss this or Forget, Its Worth Checking you know you’ve a driving anniversary.

To renew your license, you must:

be a Resident of great britain (there’s a different service in Northern Ireland
Not Be Disqualified from Driving

You can check on your plastic card if you are coming up to the Expirmy Date Soon(Image: RobERTHYRONS VIA GETTY IMAGES)

The DVLA SHOULD YOU SHOULD GET YOUR NEW LICENCE WITH AEK IF YOU REENW Online. Your new License Will Be Valid from the Date Your Application is Approved, Not From the Expirly Date of Your Current License, SO DON’T Leave too late, or you can do up in trough.

Renewing late won’t result in a fine. But if your license has Expired, the dvla insists you show unilly it has received your Completed Renewal Application.

You mustm your OLD Photocard License to dvla you get your new license. You’ll be told the address to use you finish the Application.

The 10-YEAR RULE DOES NOT APPLY TO People over 70 and Still Driving. Instead, people in this age bracket must renew their licensee every three years.