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Richard Hartley-ParkinsonRichard Hartley-Parkinson for Metro.co.ukSunday 22 Mar 2015 11:20 am
The paper part of your driving licence is no longer going to be needed in a few weeks.
From June, the counterpart will be scrapped and replaced with an online system that will hold all your details, including any penalty points you might have.
The paper part of the licence has been around for 17 years since photocards were first introduced.
But now it’s all moving online, similar to what’s happened with tax discs.
Many motorists have welcomed the move as it is easy to misplace the document and it can be irritating having to look for it every time you need it.
The paper part of people’s licences will be redundant from June 8.
A spokesman for the Department for Transport said: ‘The reason for abolishing the counterpart is to reduce the burden on motorists.
‘For most drivers there simply isn’t a need to have this information on a piece of paper when it is now freely and easily available online. It also saves drivers from paying £20 to replace a lost or damaged counterpart.’
A spokesman for the DVLA said: ‘‘If you already hold a paper counterpart, after 8 June 2015 it will no longer have any legal status. You should destroy your paper counterpart after this date but you still need to keep your current photocard driving licence.’
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