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| Driving licence paper section no longer valid or needed from Monday 8 June | Driving licence paper section no longer valid or needed from Monday 8 June |
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| The paper counterpart to the UK driving licence is to be abolished on Monday, 8 June, as the Government moves more of its services online. | The paper counterpart to the UK driving licence is to be abolished on Monday, 8 June, as the Government moves more of its services online. |
| The changes will do away with the dual element to licences, which have historically comprised a plastic identity card and a separate sheet of paper detailing penalty points and endorsements. | The changes will do away with the dual element to licences, which have historically comprised a plastic identity card and a separate sheet of paper detailing penalty points and endorsements. |
| In March a government spokesperson said that the move to go paperless was designed to reduce the "burden" on motorists. | In March a government spokesperson said that the move to go paperless was designed 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," the spokesperson told the Plymouth Herald. | "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," the spokesperson told the Plymouth Herald. |
| "It also saves drivers from paying £20 to replace a lost or damaged counterpart." | "It also saves drivers from paying £20 to replace a lost or damaged counterpart." |
| From Monday, the information previously stored on the paper licence will be held only on the DVLA’s computers. | From Monday, the information previously stored on the paper licence will be held only on the DVLA’s computers. |
| And while the move has been touted as a way to simplify the system, it's likely to make certain elements more complicated - such as hiring a car on holiday. | And while the move has been touted as a way to simplify the system, it's likely to make certain elements more complicated - such as hiring a car on holiday. |
| When the new changes come into force anyone going abroad and hiring a car will have to log on to the DVLA website with their driving licence number, National Insurance number and postcode, to obtain a special code, which they can then give to their car hire company on arrival. | When the new changes come into force anyone going abroad and hiring a car will have to log on to the DVLA website with their driving licence number, National Insurance number and postcode, to obtain a special code, which they can then give to their car hire company on arrival. |
| But the passcode will only be valid for 72 hours - meaning travellers will have to find internet access abroad if they wish to hire a car in the second week of their visit. | But the passcode will only be valid for 72 hours - meaning travellers will have to find internet access abroad if they wish to hire a car in the second week of their visit. |
| Those who do not have internet access should call 0300 083 0013. | Those who do not have internet access should call 0300 083 0013. |
| And as for what to do with your paper counterpart - well, after 8 June it will no longer have any legal status. | And as for what to do with your paper counterpart - well, after 8 June it will no longer have any legal status. |
| You should destroy the paper record after that date, although you still need to keep your current photocard driving licence, the DVLA says. | You should destroy the paper record after that date, although you still need to keep your current photocard driving licence, the DVLA says. |
| Paper driving licences issued before the photocard was introduced in 1998 will remain valid and should not be destroyed. | Paper driving licences issued before the photocard was introduced in 1998 will remain valid and should not be destroyed. |