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UK Driving Age by Reaper on 07-26-2005 at 08:06 PM

i been hearing the rumour that in the UK they are going to raise the age which you can hold a full driving licesne. i wanna know if this has been confirmed or not. i looked around but no such luck

RE: UK Driving Age by mwe99 on 07-26-2005 at 08:14 PM

well i doubt it, if it was then the DVLA would probably post about it.

http://www.dvla.gov.uk

RE: UK Driving Age by Reaper on 07-26-2005 at 08:20 PM

ah ok thanx. i was gettin a bit scared lol i needa send my provisional off sooon

RE: UK Driving Age by Zephyr on 07-26-2005 at 08:21 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Reaper66613
i been hearing the rumour that in the UK they are going to raise the age which you can hold a full driving licesne. i wanna know if this has been confirmed or not. i looked around but no such luck

I very much hope not. I turn 17 next year and i can start having lessons and i really want to drive.
RE: UK Driving Age by M73A on 07-26-2005 at 08:22 PM

what happens to all the people that are 17 and have passed then they raise the age though?

RE: UK Driving Age by mwe99 on 07-26-2005 at 08:23 PM

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Originally posted by may73alliance
what happens to all the people that are 17 and have passed then they raise the age though?

exactly, i doubt it will be increased. Who did you hear the rumor from?

I'm currently having lesssons and passed my theory and my driving instructor hasn't said anything about it to me.

Even if they did it wouldn't effect you, they'd have to do like a years notice or something.
RE: UK Driving Age by qgroessl on 07-26-2005 at 08:24 PM

They let them keep it... But then everybody in the future needs to be the raised age.

RE: UK Driving Age by Reaper on 07-26-2005 at 08:25 PM

quote:
Originally posted by may73alliance
what happens to all the people that are 17 and have passed then they raise the age though?

apparently, if the rumour is true people who send off for their provisional by August 2005 or October 2005 (i dont no which one :P) will be exempt from the law but anytime after that then they must wait till they hit 18 before gettin a full license
RE: UK Driving Age by mwe99 on 07-26-2005 at 08:29 PM

who did you hear it from? :S

RE: UK Driving Age by Reaper on 07-26-2005 at 08:33 PM

a mate of myn told me about it and he told me the month.  i forgot which month, so i looked on google and saw pages saying it was a rumour and saying that its real :S

RE: UK Driving Age by mwe99 on 07-26-2005 at 08:34 PM

well you could always email the DVLA to check i guess.

drivers.dvla@gtnet.gov.uk

RE: UK Driving Age by Reaper on 07-26-2005 at 08:38 PM

bah im too lazy to do that :P
ill jus send it off this week

RE: UK Driving Age by mwe99 on 07-26-2005 at 08:39 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Reaper66613
bah im too lazy to do that :P
ill jus send it off this week

well they won't deny it lol

mine took 7 days to come through.

but takes average of 2 weeks.

so basically apply asap :)
RE: UK Driving Age by Anubis on 07-26-2005 at 08:41 PM

Believe me, the media in the UK is extremely sensitive, if there was any sign of this happening there'd be debates on all our debate shows and the news would mention it and shun it down, the whole shebang!...The DVLA haven't said anything, so tbh, I don't think anything will happen.

RE: UK Driving Age by Stigmata on 07-26-2005 at 09:36 PM

i was told that the age was increasing..


if you were born in 1989 you can learn to drive at 17
and if you were born in 1990 you learn to drive at 18.

RE: UK Driving Age by spokes on 07-26-2005 at 09:54 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Stigmata
i was told that the age was increasing..


if you were born in 1989 you can learn to drive at 17
and if you were born in 1990 you learn to drive at 18.

i was born in 1990 :|
RE: UK Driving Age by Stigmata on 07-26-2005 at 09:54 PM

i know how you feel...

RE: UK Driving Age by nightcrawler50 on 07-26-2005 at 11:11 PM

that would suck for u brits

RE: RE: UK Driving Age by Anubis on 07-27-2005 at 08:04 AM

Driving Age Rumours - That website says how it was basically rumours, and why it isn't true; the obvious one being that the house of commons haven't even mentioned it.

Edit:In fact when I looked into it, the last plan with driving age limits was to lower it to 16, however the plan was rejected about 2-3 years ago. Since then no official plans have been given, and no unofficial ones have leaked in any shape.

Also here is the current law in the UK on driving

You cannot start to drive a car until your provisional driving licence has been accepted and in your possession. If you are in receipt of the higher rate of disability, you can start to learn how to drive when you reach your 16th Birthday otherwise you will have to wait until your 17th Birthday.

RE: UK Driving Age by Purity on 07-27-2005 at 09:11 AM

bleh, already got my learners, and i just bearly missed some law that just came in so ya, then i take my drivers DEc 23....

RE: UK Driving Age by King For A Day on 07-27-2005 at 11:13 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Reaper66613
ah ok thanx. i was gettin a bit scared lol i needa send my provisional off sooon
me too

i rekon if they did that it would put the instructors out of their main customers for a year which would suck for them
RE: UK Driving Age by Rubber Stamp on 07-27-2005 at 01:09 PM

it was 16 in here before (for bikes only i think) and it was raised to 18 few years back.....now i have to wait another two yrs for a licence (i turn 16 on monday[Image: rocknana.gif] )

RE: UK Driving Age by nightcrawler50 on 07-28-2005 at 03:21 AM

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RE: UK Driving Age by mwe99 on 07-28-2005 at 03:23 AM

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Originally posted by nightcrawler50
i lov those dancing bananas, where do u get 'em

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I asked my driving instructor and he didn't hear anything so its a bit of a dodgy issue :S
RE: UK Driving Age by nightcrawler50 on 07-28-2005 at 03:41 AM

sweet, thnx[Image: banana_confusion.gif][Image: banana_confusion.gif][Image: banana_confusion.gif][Image: banana_confusion.gif]