Evening all
bit of a strange one today so thought i'd ask the question.
Current UK driving licence driving catergories.
I recently had to request a new Licence as my original one piece paper item was looking a tad torn and battered so requested a replacement from the appropriate Gov dept....sent them my old one and a new photo for the new plastic card type, job done .
Anyway I always take a copy of important paper documents just in case , received the new item very quickly and just stuck it my wallet assuming that was it.
I need to hire a largish lorry for some work and I know my original licence had Cat A / B / B E/ C1 E / D1 E/ E / F / K /L/N/and P , which would cover me for 7.5 t lorry plus a trailer ontop .
Went to book a wagon and the guy said sorry you cant drive this as you don't have a licence to cover it, which I did , well thought I did.
So had to double check my new plastic card jobby, and half the catergories are missing , I've lost A/C1/D1/E .
Anyone else encountered this issue, really annoying as I do have the entiltlement as it was on my old paper licence but it has been omitted on the new one.
Tried the dept that deal with licencing but cant get any joy.
Worse case I do have a copy of the original but that's not an official document, have I missed some sort of legislation or what.
any help info would be greatfully received.
rob
bit of a strange one today so thought i'd ask the question.
Current UK driving licence driving catergories.
I recently had to request a new Licence as my original one piece paper item was looking a tad torn and battered so requested a replacement from the appropriate Gov dept....sent them my old one and a new photo for the new plastic card type, job done .
Anyway I always take a copy of important paper documents just in case , received the new item very quickly and just stuck it my wallet assuming that was it.
I need to hire a largish lorry for some work and I know my original licence had Cat A / B / B E/ C1 E / D1 E/ E / F / K /L/N/and P , which would cover me for 7.5 t lorry plus a trailer ontop .
Went to book a wagon and the guy said sorry you cant drive this as you don't have a licence to cover it, which I did , well thought I did.
So had to double check my new plastic card jobby, and half the catergories are missing , I've lost A/C1/D1/E .
Anyone else encountered this issue, really annoying as I do have the entiltlement as it was on my old paper licence but it has been omitted on the new one.
Tried the dept that deal with licencing but cant get any joy.
Worse case I do have a copy of the original but that's not an official document, have I missed some sort of legislation or what.
any help info would be greatfully received.
rob
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