License renewal after 5 months

[Gremlin]

Well, it's also clearly not a blanket change, where previously, there was a standard policy, so re-writing that, and testing to make sure there aren't unintended consequences... can't imagine that being easy...

[JimO]

im still using my "lifetime" licence

[Max Preload]

Can anyone enlighten me as to why the gubbermint considers it necessary for me to get a new driver's license (paying, of course, the requisite fee) just 5 months after obtaining a new one when I obtained my 6F?

The Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999, Part 10, Section 60, Clause 3 states that "The period of validity of a driver licence is not affected by the holder obtaining a driver licence or endorsement of any other class or type".

You've inadvertently answered your own question. It's because the fuckwits that draft the rules can't possibly conceive of situations where applying them would be utterly ridiculous and inconvenient to the general populace.

This sort of thing has been a bone of contention for a long time, which will be fixed on the 1st of October 2012

http://www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/ru...t-2011-qa.html

That's good. I've been holding off renewing my driver's licence that expired in November 2008 knowing I'd have to do it before November 2013 to ensure I did'nt have the extra rigmarole knowing it'd be backdated - but that won't be the case after October 2012. I must say I do quite enjoy providing my expired drivers licence as 'photo ID' at the bank and having them try to explain to me how when my drivers licence expired I somehow ceased to have that identity. I've yet to lose that particular argument - they always relent with a 'just this time' warning. They've even tried the "it's bank policy to only accept current ID" line to which I state "It's my policy not to have 'current' photo ID".

Fucking mindless teller drones.

[rastuscat]

Fucking mindless Max Preload drones. And drones.

Fixed it for ya.