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License photo
just got my car license renewal last week and as I am currently bald (chemo) and dont have a wig and dont want my photo taken with a bald head wondered what I will do. I rang Transport SA and explained situation and asked if I can use previous photo: not permitted, or have photo taken with scarf or headcover. They said that this is not permitted either. The guy was really nice and went off a made a few enquiries; they have agreed that I can use a headcover if I just get the license for one year but I must go to a particular Transport SA and ask for a specific person. They also said that they undergo an audit of all taken photos and this may cause problems then but they will deal with that then because of my circumstances. They also said that they had not come across this situation before to their knowledge and therefore there was no precedant; surely other cancer patients have had this situation???? Anyone else experienced this or similar problems??
Sandy
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Maybe every person behind the counter has different views and applies them accordingly. Was interesting that when I rang they said can do it with headcover for 5 years only then girl behind the counter said how long??? She didnt even blink when i said 5 years, just processed the form!!!! KInd of amused me when I had gone to so much effort to ring and make enquiries, get told to go to a particular branch and see a specific person then mo problems at all!!!!!! And to think I was preparing myself for an argument!
Maybe every person behind the counter has different views and applies them accordingly. Was interesting that when I rang they said can do it with headcover for 5 years only then girl behind the counter said how long??? She didnt even blink when i said 5 years, just processed the form!!!! KInd of amused me when I had gone to so much effort to ring and make enquiries, get told to go to a particular branch and see a specific person then mo problems at all!!!!!! And to think I was preparing myself for an argument!
very interesting ....
Kathy.
It is a great step of faith to get your 5 year licence. Glad that you had no hassles at the counter. I agree with Celeste. We should all be able to get out pics taken with whatever head covering makes us feel comfortable - hat, scarf, beret, wig or bald... But they made me remove my glasses... this baffled me as I never have my glasses off when driving. I think in NSW that they need to photgraph ones eyes for facial recognition cameras...If this is the case, it does not matter therefore one iota what we have on our heads... it is the eyes that count.
Cheers, Fiona
let me know how you get on
I went into Transport Sa this morning ready for a fight. They did not even question me, in fact I did my license for 5 years and the photo taken with a headwrap on. I was only going to get it for a year but the girl at the counter asked me how long I wanted it for, I said 5 years. No Problem!!!! That was at Elizabeth Transport SA.
I agree with your comments...some sensitivity on Transport SA's behalf is definately warranted! Perhaps we should've gone together to get our photos taken...a FORCE to be reckoned with i think, as I feel quite strongly about this too! ?Please let me know how you get on, I will be interested to hear how you go. If I have any hassles I will be contacting BCNA formally and seeing if they can assist any women who have to face this barrier in the future, Celeste ?
I am only renewing license for one year, hopefully this time next year I will have hair! Here in SA it is compulsory that we have new photos taken every 10 years.
I am in Queensland and I renewed my licence over the internet. I just attached the new information to my old licence when it arrived in the post. So I have the old photo of me with long hair which I think doesn't even look like the "now" me. When I present it at airports I cringe but they accept it without any worries. Unfortunately for my passport I didn't have the same luxury. I put my wig on (didn't wear it out much) and had my photos taken. When my husband and I finally got around to renewing our passports I was told that my photos weren't acceptable. By then I had some hair!!!!XLeonie
