Businesses could be at risk of hefty fines because owners and employees are using old photos on their driving licences.
Drivers could be facing fines of £1000.00 because they are unaware that their photo licences must be updated every 10 years at a cost of £20.00.
Already 1.6m licences in the UK are out of date, 2.9m will have to renewed by the end of this year and 13m drivers will have to have their photos taken again by 2017.
The Police can enforce the £1000.00 fine according to Section 99 of the Road Traffic Act of 1988.
Sainsbury's recently carried out surveys and found that millions of drivers do not know about this law and what the consequences are for breaking it.
The photocard driving licence was launched in 1998 and many have simply forgotten to update theirs. An out of date licence can also cause problems with hiring a car or booking a flight as it is also used as a form of ID.
There is no need to worry if you have a paper licence however provided you inform the DVLA of any change of address, name etc. There is no set date yet for making photo licences compulsory so you should be safe.
Please remember to check your licence and those of your employees if they use company vehicles to avoid this extortionate fine.
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