change the way you renew drivers licenses online.

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

Currently, you can only renew your driver's license online with a current passport & it costs you £14. The alternative way is at the post office & this will set you back £21.50 but the but that really takes the biscuit is, the post office send your renewal to the DVLA electronically.

I want the government to change how you renew your drivers license online. In a cost of living crisis, charging an extra £7.50, not including the cost of travel to the post office & potential parking charges if you have to drive, is discriminatory against low income people, who rely on their ability to drive for work.
The fact the post office does what you could do at home for an inflated fee is appalling in 2023. For some people that extra £7.50 could mean the difference between eating or not.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.

We understand that you're concerned about existing arrangements to renew a driving licence, but we're not sure how you want these arrangements to be changed.

You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.

Timeline

18 Apr 2023	Petition opened for signatures
26 Apr 2023	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 11

Status Rejected

Rejected 26 Apr 2023

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