i paid my plate fee a week ago, car passed its test monday, old plate expired thursday night at midnight, can take 14 days to produce a plate

ill just hang around for a bit should i?

This happened to me last year, but it was only for a couple of days.

I rang the LA and they told me to drive on the old plates until the new were available and keep the receipt, that they had given me, handy.

where do i sign on?

Correct me if I'm wrong, but as long as the licence renewal application is submitted before the due date then the onus is then on the council to do the necessary?

So if the expiry date is on the plate and the renewal application is submitted at the last minute then it'll normally be a few days before the necessary is done.

Our LA encourages early applications for this very reason, but there's no legal obligation, so it's not unusual to see cars with expired plates running around perfectly legally.

But of course, according to the likes of Mr Casey and the Law Commission, councils know best.

At least they agree on something

Tamworth Jobcentre Plus

90 Saxon Mill Lane
Tamworth
Staffordshire
United Kingdom
B79 7JD
Telephone: 0845 604 3719
Textphone: 0845 608 8551

i heard its all online now and once a claim is made you dont haveto turn up every 14 days to sign, is that right, cos the bus fare there is £5

I may be wrong, but if the licence is being renewed doesn't the law state that as long as the application and fee are submitted before the expiry date then the licence remains in force?

The plate may be 'expired', but that's not the licence as such, it's just a physical representation of it.

Maybe a bit like renewing your insurance over the phone at the last minute - you could be covered yet the certificate of insurance in your possession may be out of date until the new one is received.

As I recall it the cases discussed previously were slightly more complicated than a standard renewal.