I manage to get one of the old book type licences, the one with the three arrows in al directions on the front, a long time ago and have managed to keep it despite efforts from the Dept to take it off me. Whenever I have to get anything added to it by them I take it in, in person and make it very clear that I want it back on the spot.
I refused to get one of those credit card type licences years ago, and stuck with the old fashioned one.