cropduster 1 Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 (edited) Not being one to moan but...... Mrs Duster has just received one of the new driving licenses following our change of address. I am absolutely horrified as to the quality of this "so called" driving license. It is a basic plastic (poor quality and flimsy) card which has been printed on, just plain black print on a plastic card - which can be scraped off very easily - so the signature and other details can be removed very easily. And then there's the black and white photograph! What resolution did they use to scan it? 20dpi? In these times of identity theft and fraud I have to say that I am absolutely amazed that the IOM Government deem this new card as an acceptable form of ID. And where is the address? Gone! Apologies if this is covered elsewhere but I'm gobsmacked!!! The Tesco Clubcard is better quality! Edited February 26, 2016 by cropduster Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tweek 871 Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 You could be onto something there. From my experience, most IOM drivers must have forged their driving test pass result to get a licence. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kopek 2,091 Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 Should've used graphene, we can afford it! ( does it have a clear film on the face of the card?) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cropduster 1 Posted February 26, 2016 Author Share Posted February 26, 2016 The card is covered in clear plastic but the printing is on top of the clear plastic - she has put it in her purse and some of the signature has already scraped off Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WTF 5,908 Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 sounds like an incompetent cunt has fucked it up. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Batmans Mate 31 Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 Doesn't narrow it down much . . . There are an abundance of those within government Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mad_manx 150 Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 The old ones are still valid and as per the gumment website a driving license was not meant to be used as an address proof :-( Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kopek 2,091 Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 Dear oh dear, they must have put the film on insideout! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pongo 4,325 Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 (edited) Drivers now need to take unique code with them when hiring car overseas The paper part of the driving licence was scrapped last month and motorists now need to obtain a special online code to give to hire companies to check their penalty point records. The article relates to the change to UK driving licences. But the same rules apply to all motorists and car hire companies increasingly require the code - I think the car hire companies then use it online to check the driver. Does anyone have a link for the equivalent IOM govt site? ETA: According to their FAQ "Unlike the UK, all current information, including endorsements, will be printed on your card and will be available for the vehicle rental company to see. You will not need a ‘check code’ to enable a vehicle rental company to check your details via a link to your driving record. The Isle of Man Vehicle and Driving Test Centre currently deal with requests from vehicle rental companies to confirm driving entitlements and endorsements and will continue to do so if contacted." Hmmm. A 24 hour 7/7 hotline? I wonder why they always seem to want to do things differently. Edited February 26, 2016 by pongo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
slinkydevil 4,656 Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 It'll be some civil servant claiming success that they've saved a few pennies by printing out cards on their mums inkjet printer, whilst making it all a bit crappier for us if we need to hire a car somewhere across the globe because the Avis representative in Nepal can't get in touch with Dave at the test centre because it's 5pm GMT and he's sat in the Railway having a pint. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pongo 4,325 Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 The weird IOM driving licence already seemed a bit Mickey Mouse. I wish the IOM govt could just find a way to subcontract this sort of stuff to the UK. Or at least print ones which look the same. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
x-in-man 2,235 Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 New EU format - No directive to have the owners address or a colour photo it seems. Printing them on a wafer biscuit is an option for Belgium, an onion for France, pizza for Italy and a Yorkshire pudding for the UK. I suggest we print ours on a kipper (or white dog turd). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
marauder 234 Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 I wish the IOM govt could just find a way to subcontract this sort of stuff to the UK. Or at least print ones which look the same. Is that to remind you of the time that the best feature of the shithole you came from was your license? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
woolley 19,198 Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 The weird IOM driving licence already seemed a bit Mickey Mouse. I wish the IOM govt could just find a way to subcontract this sort of stuff to the UK. Or at least print ones which look the same. Why? It isn't the UK. It's the Isle of Man. Are you determined to stamp out everything that is Manx in favour of adopting the "superior" UK version? Mickey mouse money next? Stupid stamps that you can only use on the Island? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ManxTaxPayer 2,069 Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 sounds like an incompetent cunt has fucked it up. Steady on, she only put it in her purse. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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