Slightly gutted. Past my bile test in 1990, rode a CBR1000f for 9 months, haven't riden since. Move address twice. Went to buy a Yamaha on Saturday, only to find that the DVLA had taken off the bike element sometime between 1991 & 2006. Now I've got to go through the CBT and other bits again. CBT costs around £150 (then stay on a small bike for 2 years), or direct costs around £580.
DVLA say I should have photocopied the licence whenever a change occured. They never lost the licence, just took the motorcycle element off it.
2007-10-28 23:27:37 · 11 answers · asked by Mike C 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Motorcycles
Spelling mistake - Bile test should read Bike test!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Blo*dy monday mornings again
2007-10-28 23:28:49 · update #1
Unfortunately, your problem is not unusual.
The DVLA has been known to make cluck-ups like that for about 5 or 6 years now, when it was featured in a TV consumer advice program.
Bizarrely, it's always the motorcycle entitlement that is 'lost' when someone updates their licence or changes address, never their car entitlement. In the past, the DVLA have said they WON'T accept photocopies of the original licence, as they claim they could be faked.
The b*ggers will try to get you either way...
2007-10-29 03:00:05 · answer #1 · answered by Nightworks 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its a sad and frustrating situation. Sad cos you cant go out and enjoy the bike you are trained to ride and frustrating cos you hav to go through all the plava again. I remember when I had to do my CBT and it was a nuesence. Sometimes its not the cost but the process and time to go through this stupid system only because of someone else's mistake. But what can you do? Unfortuately you have no choice and you have to put up with it. The good thing is that the summer has gone and now you can get your licence in the next few weeks/months ( I passed my test in February long time ago and I used to ride my yinger all winter around Boro, Darlo and Chester le street.) and be ready for the 2008 summer.
2007-10-29 06:16:57 · answer #2 · answered by Ali K 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your not alone.I passed my test in 86 . two years ago i got stoped on a zx10 for having a small number plate.i received a progucer i couldent find my paper licence so applied for a photocard licence & paid for a replacment .only to be told by dvla i needed to send another £30.upon recieving licence i noticed that i had no bike entitlement.checking with DVLAs price giude id paid £50 which only ment id been banned at some point.DVLA said they had no record of me priviousto my card application.so why did i pay £50?they had no awnser & i have to do another test.iv refused & still ride.their was a article in the Telegraph earlier this year about this subject.and it shows were not a minority.But you can never win with DVLA.
2007-10-29 07:26:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Their mistake not yours but proving it is another matter
Firstly if your bike training school is still running they would help with coroberating letters but DVLA have a good knack of burying their head in the sand and nothing short of a severe kick to the now sticking up butt ever gets them to move
I can only recommend that you keep on at them. You passed and you have that entitlement and they have deprived you of it.
The phrase "to permanantly deprive" would amount to theft so have they stolen something from you that was rightfully yours
Good luck with this one and post some sort of answer to this when you resolve it
2007-10-30 08:23:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You're not the first this has happened to. The DVLA are notoriously incompetent, and do this occasionally when people change their address - it's not unknown for them to refuse to accept any form of proof that you had motorcycle entitlement, too. I'd hate to think there was any deliberate intent behind it. Oh, wait a minute, I believe there is deliberate intent.
2007-10-29 08:15:39 · answer #5 · answered by Darren R 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have heard of this mate
When I passed my test my instructor actualy advised me to make copies of everything, he had said that a few weeks previous he had to put some other bloke through his test again for the exact same reason...And he wasnt the first.
You dont have any certificates? Test score sheets etc? Its a long shot but you may have a slim chance if you can evidence that you passed your test. To be honest it probably is slim but worth a try, that and complaining to everybody and there dog.
2007-10-29 12:00:27 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Surely if you have passed they will have it on record and its their mistake for taking it off in the first place. Oh I'd be fuming!
I had my address changed over for one to another but I still have my bike licence. I'd go to CAB or something, that is shocking that you are having to consider doing it again!
2007-10-28 23:33:28 · answer #7 · answered by Liggy Lee 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It happens in our country, too (Australia). I know a few riders who have not ridden for a while and decided to get into bikes again, only to find that somewhere in the past, the rider designation has disappeared. It pays to chech every time you get your renewal.
2007-10-30 02:47:56 · answer #8 · answered by AndrewG 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maaaatttttteeee, mate, I'd be spitting chips if the ar------es did this to me here in Australia. Those wankers would have all that info on record. Rip their heads off as they cannot do that to you. Enjoy the hunt & good luck.
2007-10-29 00:18:26 · answer #9 · answered by willy..au 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Thats a disgrace man they cant do that, Iv been in biking circles since 1977 and have never heard of this before.
2007-10-28 23:34:20 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋