Does the rest of the world who may require to see you licence know of this absurdity? If I want to rent in the US for example will I be refused on the grounds my licence is invalid? I doubt it.
Surely the licence that is a privilege granted to us by the CAA is not a paper copy, It is held in their highly secure Data Protected system, where that is the one and only true record of licence issue. If I can just ring them up and ask for another copy of the licence irrespective of the cost of replacement, that itself shows how ridiculous this is. Who has the authority to ground me on a ramp check outside the UK (I know an authorised person or Constable has the right in the UK to ask for my licence?) if they see fit.
Last edited by PA28181; 4th October 2013 at 11:40.