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Check someone's driving record - vehicles they can drive, penalty points and disqualifications
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
From 19 January 2013 driving licences changed and now look different to comply with new EU rules.
What you need to do before you can drive a car or ride a motorcycle - driving licence, registering your vehicle, insurance, vehicle tax, MOT
Driving licence exchange and rules for drivers living in the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland.
What UK drivers need to do to drive when visiting the EU
If you do not have a UK passport there are other identity documents you can use for your driving licence application
Apply for, renew or update your licence, view or share your driving licence, add new categories
You must make sure that anyone you employ to drive a vehicle has the right licence and qualifications - tachographs, lorry, bus, coach, minibus
Exchange your paper driving licence for a new photocard licence online.
Driving licence categories - entitlements on your licence and what vehicles you can drive - cars, motorcycles, mopeds, medium and large lorries, minibuses and buses.
Use this tool to see if you can drive in Great Britain with your non-GB driving licence
Check which documents you need to carry if you're the driver or a passenger in a lorry or other heavy goods vehicle (HGV) that crosses international borders.
Change the address on your full or provisional driving licence for free - do it online or by post
How to get your full driving licence once you've passed your driving test - driving test certificate, photocard, provisional, paper licences
Apply online to renew your 10-year driving licence, full or provisional - cost, payment methods, documents and information you need
Renew your driving licence online if you're 70 or over. Use form D46P to apply by post
Check if you need an international driving permit (IDP) to drive abroad on holiday and how to exchange your licence if you move abroad - including driving in the EU after Brexit.
Driving licence requirements for Ukrainians living in Great Britain on a Ukraine visa scheme.
Check which documents you need to carry if you drive a bus or coach that crosses international borders.
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