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17/5/2022 at 7:58pm
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I renewed my licence when I was 70 and allowed the caravan towing category to lapse as I would have needed a medical.
Now that everyone can tow it is being added to their licences. I checked online and I have the category there but its not on my physical licence card.
Does this mean we now don't need the medical and do I have to replace my licence before driving that class.
Sorry can't remember all the different letters and numbers.
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17/5/2022 at 8:38pm
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Hi Navver, I didn't think the towing category went at 70, I thought it was just that you couldn't drive vehicles over 3.5 ton without a medical. I am the same age and I had a PSV (PCV) licence for which I needed to have an annual medical, but I let it lapse last September. Each time I renewed my PSV they gave me another 3 years on my car licence so I still have a year left on the car licence. I am starting to get asked to move Heritage buses around again, so I am thinking of getting a medical and renewing my PSV. Annoying, as I already have an annual medical for driving trains on a Heritage Railway, I don't have to pay for that one, but the same medical can't be used for road vehicles.
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18/5/2022 at 7:19pm
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I had the one which let me tow car and trailer over 3500kg but let it go as I didn't have a medical which was required to keep it past 70.
Newer drivers needed to do a towing test to tow car and trailer over 3500kg. That requirement has now been done away with so they can now tow car and trailer over 3500kg.
Does this mean we now don't need the medical.
The DVLA website shows I can tow car and trailer over 3500kg but do I have to replace my licence before driving that class.
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18/5/2022 at 8:30pm
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Quote: Originally posted by navver on 18/5/2022
I had the one which let me tow car and trailer over 3500kg but let it go as I didn't have a medical which was required to keep it past 70.
Newer drivers needed to do a towing test to tow car and trailer over 3500kg. That requirement has now been done away with so they can now tow car and trailer over 3500kg.
Does this mean we now don't need the medical.
The DVLA website shows I can tow car and trailer over 3500kg but do I have to replace my licence before driving that class.
If you have checked your licence on the DVLA website, and you have the category on there, I very much doubt whether you would need the medical. I would imagine that when you next renew, the category will automatically be added to your new card. We very rarely get asked to produce our actual licences these days, I can't remember when I last had to show mine, and this is because the police can check directly with the DVLA.
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18/5/2022 at 8:35pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Rob and Tina on 18/5/2022
If anyone wanted to renew a C category licence after the age of 70 they would have to have a medical.
Tina
The same applies to anyone wanting to renew a D and/or DE category after the age of 70. It's an annual medical and renewal too.
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Quote: Originally posted by Colin21 on 18/5/2022
Quote: Originally posted by navver on 18/5/2022
I had the one which let me tow car and trailer over 3500kg but let it go as I didn't have a medical which was required to keep it past 70.
Newer drivers needed to do a towing test to tow car and trailer over 3500kg. That requirement has now been done away with so they can now tow car and trailer over 3500kg.
Does this mean we now don't need the medical.
The DVLA website shows I can tow car and trailer over 3500kg but do I have to replace my licence before driving that class.
If you have checked your licence on the DVLA website,
You can look at your own licence on the DVLA?? I didnt know that. Is it easy to navigate to get to it?
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20/5/2022 at 5:51pm
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My other half's new licence (over 70 renewal for C1) finally arrived from the DVLA today.
It only took 209 days from the day it was sent!!!!!
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20/5/2022 at 6:11pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Mick S. on 20/5/2022
Quote: Originally posted by Colin21 on 18/5/2022
Quote: Originally posted by navver on 18/5/2022
I had the one which let me tow car and trailer over 3500kg but let it go as I didn't have a medical which was required to keep it past 70.
Newer drivers needed to do a towing test to tow car and trailer over 3500kg. That requirement has now been done away with so they can now tow car and trailer over 3500kg.
Does this mean we now don't need the medical.
The DVLA website shows I can tow car and trailer over 3500kg but do I have to replace my licence before driving that class.
If you have checked your licence on the DVLA website,
You can look at your own licence on the DVLA?? I didnt know that. Is it easy to navigate to get to it?
Yes, very easy. Go to www.gov.uk/view-driving-licence
You need your postcode, your licence number, and your National Insurance number.
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