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AA group calls time on paper licences
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SCRAPPING THE PAPER counterpart of photocard driving licences would be had news for truckers, according to the Professional Drivers Association, PDA trustee Pat Nicholson says the counterpart provides a useful form of identification for drivers when entering customers' premises, and also makes it easier to keep track of any penalty points on their licences.
-It makes drivels more aware of the risks they are taking if they continue to speed." she adds.
But the AA Motoring Trust, a research body mainly funded by the AA, believes the government is planning to ditch the old-style driving licence following consultation earlier this year.
It says the information contained on the paper licence will be transferred to a 'smart chip' on the photocard licence.
Paul Watters, the Trust's head of roads and transport policy, says most motorists resent having to present the counterpart as well as the photocard when police ask to see their licences.
"We've been saying for years that to carry both a plastic card and a huge great piece of paper as well is pathetic," he adds.
The Trust accepts that it will take time to develop electronic licences with smart chips. In the meantime, it argues that counterparts should lose their legal status and simply become receipts.
It concludes that a secure on-line or telephone inquiry service should be established to enable all drivers to check the personal details held on their licences.