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Londra Gazete, 27 October 2022 LondraGazete.com/English 5

Less than 100 days left to

use old stamps

ROYAL Mail is urging people to
use up stamps that do not have
a barcode by 31 January, when
they will no longer be valid for
postage.
It says the deadline in exact-
ly 100 days affects "everyday"
stamps featuring the late Queen's
profile.
Barcoded stamps were intro-
When do the clocks duced in February to make deliv-
eries more efficient and improve
security.
change in October 2022? use themed, commemorative and
Customers will still be able to
non-barcoded Christmas stamps and send the old stamps to a Roy- tion with the Royal Household.
THE British Summer Time Since 2018 Turkey has adopt- after the deadline. al Mail freepost address. Royal Mail introduced barcoded
(BST) will come to an end this ed the year round Coordinated Anyone unable to use older Royal Mail says that, at present, stamps in February, saying they
weekend. Universal Time (UTC+03:00), so everyday stamps by 31 January there is no end date for when the would open up possibilities for
At 2am on Sunday morning, as the UK turned the clocks back will be able to exchange them older stamps can be swapped. "new innovative services."
October 30, you’ll need to move and hour the time zone difference for newer barcoded ones free of The advice from Royal Mail The long-term plan is that peo-
your clock back by an hour to will increase from 2 hours ahead charge. about using the older stamps is ple will be able to watch videos,
1am. This means the UK will be to 3 hours between the countries. However, the older, non-bar- not connected to the change of find out information and send
on Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) The time change changes the coded stamps cannot be swapped monarch. It says further details birthday messages to each other
Most phones and electronic de- time zone between the UK and at post offices. People will need to on the launch of stamps featuring through the barcodes which can
vices will do this automatically, the Turkish Republic of North- fill out a 'Swap Out' form (which King Charles will be made at the be scanned with the Royal Mail
but you’ll need to double check ern Cyprus (TRNC) which im- can be found on their website) appropriate time after consulta- app.
so you get to work for the correct plements the Eastern European
time on Monday. Time (EET) and is 2 hours ahead.
1m drivers are risking £1000 fine

over photocard licences

MORE than 900,000 drivers risk in the past year. their address changes. Renewing
a £1,000 fine after failing to renew Driving entitlement normally re- late does not lead to a fine being
photocard licences which expired in mains until someone reaches 70, issued. If a licence expires while
the past year, an investigation has after which they must renew their the DVLA is processing a renewal
found. licence every three years to stay on application, the person can con-
Driver and Vehicle Licensing the road. tinue to drive as long as they meet
Agency (DVLA) figures obtained But Photocards must be renewed criteria such as following the rules
by the PA news agency following a every 10 years to ensure the image of their previous licence. After a
Freedom of Information request, is a true likeness of the driver. photocard is surrendered, someone
show 926,000 people entitled to Expiry dates are displayed in sec- who drives without renewing their
Sky-watchers capture partial drive in Britain held cards on Sep- tion 4b on the front of cards. licence could be prosecuted for driv-
tember 3 which became out of date Failing to return an expired licence ing otherwise in accordance with a
solar eclipse on camera in the 12 months to the end of Au- to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing licence. The DVLA advises people to
gust. Agency (DVLA) is an offence under renew on its official website as it is
A rare partial solar eclipse has eclipse, with some parts of Rus- That represents 2% of all drivers. the Road Traffic Act 1988 and can the quickest and cheapest method.
been captured by photographers sia experiencing up to 80% of the A small proportion of the 926,000 be punished with a fine of up to Applications cost £14 and are usual-
across Yorkshire. The phenome- sun disappearing from view. At are likely to have stopped driving £1,000. The DVLA says it writes to ly processed within five days.
non saw up to a quarter of the sun the peak of the eclipse, up to 25% without notifying the DVLA. people 56 days before their licence Third party websites charge ad-
hidden by the moon as it passed of the sun's surface appeared to Some 2.5 million drivers renewed ends to remind them to renew, but ditional fees. Postal renewals cost
between the star and the earth. be covered, making it seem cres- their photocard after it had expired many drivers miss the letters as £17, while doing it at a Post Office
Many across the UK saw the cent-shaped. or within 56 days of the expiry date they do not update the agency when has a £21.50 fee.

Ford Fiesta is coming to the end of a road vehicles found 1,521,680 Fiestas
Government data of registered

in the UK, with the Fiesta Zetec
FORD has announced produ- the brand “accelerates” plans to A survey this year by CarInsu- the most popular specification.
ction of its iconic Fiesta model, become fully electric. rance.ae also found the model to Despite its popularity, Ford
found to be the most popular car Since its first production in be Britain’s most popular car in confirmed that its production
in the UK, will be stopped after 1976, nearly five million Fiestas 2022. A spokesman added: “In will finish at the brand’s factory
more than four decades. have been sold and it was ranked fact, the Ford Fiesta is so popu- in Cologne, Germany, “by the end
The car company confirmed as the best seller on UK roads for lar that there are more Fiestas on of June 2023”. Ford will also be
reports on Wednesday that the 12 years in a row, between 2009 the road in the UK than there are stopping its S-Max and Galaxy
Fiesta is being axed next year as and 2020. every type of Peugeot.” people carriers in April 2023.