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Check someone's driving record - vehicles they can drive, penalty points and disqualifications

Apply online to renew your 10-year driving licence, full or provisional - cost, payment methods, documents and information you need

Change the address on your full or provisional driving licence for free - do it online or by post

• Apply online

  Change the address on either: your full driving licence your provisional…

• Apply by post

  You can also change the address on your licence by post. The process is…

Track your driving licence application if you've already made an online application

Apply for, renew or update your licence, view or share your driving licence, add new categories

• Updated: 26 July 2023

How to get your full driving licence once you've passed your driving test - driving test certificate, photocard, provisional, paper licences

Find out what information DVLA holds about your driving licence or create a check code to share your driving record, for example to hire a car

Apply for your first provisional driving licence from DVLA online to drive a car, motorbike or moped.

Change the name, title or gender on your driving licence by completing form D1 and sending it with your licence and supporting documents to DVLA.

Driving licence categories - entitlements on your licence and what vehicles you can drive - cars, motorcycles, mopeds, medium and large lorries, minibuses and buses.

Replace your full or provisional driving licence online with DVLA if it's been lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed.

Exchange your paper driving licence for a new photocard licence online.

Renew your driving licence online if you're 70 or over. Use form D46P to apply by post

Codes that DVLA places on your driving licence, and their explanations

If you do not have a UK passport there are other identity documents you can use for your driving licence application

You can change the photo on your driving licence online at any time by renewing your licence - cost, how to pay and apply, applying by post.

How to reapply for your driving licence, full or provisional, if you've been disqualified for drink driving or other offences.

Book your official DVSA practical driving test for cars from £62, or other types of practical driving tests, including motorcycle and driving instructor tests

Reapply for a driving licence if your licence was taken away (revoked) or if you surrendered your licence following a medical condition

Find out how to exchange your non-GB driving licence for a British licence