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

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

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

Find the right phone number, email or postal address to contact DVLA about driving licences, vehicle tax, medical enquiries and vehicle registration

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

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

Tell DVLA when your address changes so your driving licence, vehicle log book (V5C), vehicle tax and other details are up to date

• From: Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency

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

Order application packs and forms from DVLA

You could get penalty points (endorsements) on your driving record if you're convicted of a motoring offence

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

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

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.

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

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.

Fees to renew, exchange or amend your full or provisional driving licence - or to get a duplicate if yours has been lost, stolen or damaged

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

Check if you're old enough, or have the right kind of driving licence, to drive different kinds of vehicle

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