C1 licence is needed to drive motorhomes over 3500 kg - this needs a D4 medical at age 70 and every three years - my understanding is that the simple declaration by the GP is abolished, replaced by the D4 medical.
so do you keep your old licence until day od expiry (70) confused there need a different way explaining .
No when the application for your licence is submitted to dvla you are asked to return the old one cut into pieces. I still have my old paper licence for sentimental reasons. But at 70, 73 and now 76 I have only returned the old licence when the new one has been received. But since DVLA have the approved application for a new licence it’s not really necessary to retain the old one until the new one is received. It’s more to do in my case with using it as identification for Power of Attorney or even hiring a Rug Doctor or and tools/equipment.
No - the BE just needs a self-declaration - this entitles you to drive a vehicle up to 3500 kg PLUS a trailer up to 3500 kg.
Some licences are still taking a long time to process - my (one year medically restricted) licence expired 20th April 2023 - in accordance with DVLA rules I reapplied 3 months earlier in January and I'm still waiting - mind you during covid the renewal took more than 12 months so I had to reapply as I only get 12 months "grace" without a licence.
Just recently applied to renew mine, sent the application off and was returned because I didnt send my old one with the new application, (age is getting to me!!) re-sent the application with the old licence and just today received my new licence with 8 years on it to take me up to 70 years old.
On line application doesn’t require parallel return of licence. I posted my old one yesterday when the new one had been received. Even used DVLA’s addressed envelope too.
Ah that explains it OC, I'm a dinosaur at 62, I used that old fashioned letter application system, even had to go to a post box
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