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From: Adrian on 16 Apr 2010 08:22 NKTB <north_korean_tourist_board(a)yahoo.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: >> Twenty quid to have my driving licence renewed. Bloody rip-off. > Eat lots, get very fat, especially around the middle, then get type 2 > diabetes. After about 5 years of diet and then pills, you will be on > insulin. Then you get a 3-year photocard licence for free and you can > throw away that nasty pink fold-out thing. > > That's what I did. I think you might be leaving out the slight downside with that plan...
From: Mike P on 16 Apr 2010 08:28 On 16 Apr, 12:58, Bod <bodro...(a)tiscali.co.uk> wrote: > On 16/04/2010 12:53, Nkosi (ama-ecosse) wrote:> On 16 Apr, 08:02, Halmyre<flashgordonreced...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > >> Twenty quid to have my driving licence renewed. Bloody rip-off. > > >> -- > >> Halmyre > > > I agree completely the old paper licence never expired, just another > > Brown stealth tax. > > > Nkosi > > > > > > > So much for progress. With the new licence, we have to carry an extra I never carry the paper bit around. The one time I've been stopped, they didn't ask for it. I just showed them the photocard. Mike P
From: Tim Downie on 16 Apr 2010 08:48 Nkosi (ama-ecosse) wrote: > On 16 Apr, 08:02, Halmyre <flashgordonreced...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >> Twenty quid to have my driving licence renewed. Bloody rip-off. >> >> -- >> Halmyre > > I agree completely the old paper licence never expired, just another > Brown stealth tax. Dunno about expired but mine is looking rather dog-eared. Can't see it lasting too many more years in my wallet. Tim
From: Adrian on 16 Apr 2010 13:17 damduck-egg(a)yahoo.co.uk gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: > If anyone actually looks like their passport photo then they are not > well enough to travel. Or desperately need the holiday.
From: Bod on 16 Apr 2010 13:21
On 16/04/2010 18:16, damduck-egg(a)yahoo.co.uk wrote: > On Fri, 16 Apr 2010 10:43:11 +0100, Bod<bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk> > wrote: > >> On 16/04/2010 10:32, Adrian wrote: >>> Halmyre<flashgordonreceding(a)yahoo.com> gurgled happily, sounding much >>> like they were saying: >>> >>>> Another grumble I have is the "dos and donts" regarding the photograph. >>>> Neutral expression, cream or grey background, no hat*, must be *this* >>>> size overall and the image of your head must be *that* size; and then >>>> you've got to sign in black ink and keep within the limits of the white >>>> box; which means my signature is going to look cramped. >>> >>> You're going to hate renewing your passport, then. >>> >>> >> >> They go to all that 'overkill' with the photos on passports, but the >> passports last 10 years. In that time, a bloke's appearance can change >> dramatically. He could have gone from having a full head of hair to >> completely bald and maybe had grown a beard or moustache(or both). >> >> In other words, he would probably look nothing like his photo. >> I suppose the'eyeball' check etc will suffice instead, which (in this >> instance anyway) makes the photo totally irrelevent. >> >> Bod > > If anyone actually looks like their passport photo then they are not > well enough to travel. > > > G.Harman > > <chuckle> Bod |