Last updated 07 September 2008

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Key facts you need to know

Here are the key facts for the 10 year photo renewal:

• the photo on the driving licence is valid for 10 years
• driving licence holders must renew their photo before the expiry date
• as the first photocard licences were introduced in July 1998, photographs will begin to expire and need renewing from July 2008
• this is a mandatory requirement under GB law, section 99(5) of the Road Traffic Act 1988 non-surrender of licence - section 99(2A)
• the DVLA will send reminders to driving licence holders (approximately 2 months prior to photo expiry)
• the photo expiry date is displayed on the front of the licence at item 4b
• there will be a fee of £17.50 to renew the photo
• failure to surrender the photocard licence when the photo has expired is a criminal offence and the driver may face a fine of up to £1000

Kingsthorpe Police Box is situated next to the Council Housing Office, opposite Waitrose supermarket.

It is open to the public every Friday morning from 09:00 to 12:00.

We want your opinions

Tell us your views. What are your important local concerns? Where do you think we should be targeting our resources? Please stop and talk to us when you see us on the beat.

You can report a crime on line or call us on:

Å08543 700700

If it’s important to you, it’s important to us.

The original concept, conceived by Cambridge paramedic Bob Brotchie, involved putting the acronym ICE (In Case of Emergency) in front of your designated emergency contact.

Follow these hints to get the best out of ICE:

• Make sure the person whose name and number you are giving has agreed to be your ICE partner
• Make sure your ICE partner has a list of people they should contact on your behalf - including your place of work
• Make sure your ICE person's number is one that's easy to contact, for example a home number could be useless in an emergency if the person works full time
• Make sure your ICE partner knows about any medical conditions that could affect your emergency treatment - for example allergies or current medication
• Make sure if you are under 18, your ICE partner is a parent or guardian authorised to make decision on your behalf - for example if you need a life or death operation
• Should your preferred contact be deaf, then type ICETEXT then the name of your contact before saving the number

My phone doesn't show the callers name any more

This will be because your ICE contact number is a duplicate entry of another contact in your phone book. If you have two numbers the same, your phone won't know which one to display so it will show just the number. To get round this, simply type a * after the number under your ICE contact. It will still work and will cure the caller-ID problem.