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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
Change the address on your full or provisional driving licence for free - do it online or by post
Change the address on either: your full driving licence your provisional…
You can also change the address on your licence by post. The process is…
Apply for your first provisional driving licence from DVLA online to drive a car, motorbike or moped.
Apply online to renew your 10-year driving licence, full or provisional - cost, payment methods, documents and information you need
Replace your full or provisional driving licence with DVLA if it's been lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed.
Find the right phone number, email or postal address to contact DVLA about driving licences, vehicle tax, medical enquiries and vehicle registration
Track your driving licence application if you've already made an online application
Tell DVLA when your address changes so your driving licence, vehicle log book (V5C), vehicle tax and other details are up to date
Renew your driving licence online if you're 70 or over. Use form D46P to apply by post
You could get penalty points (endorsements) on your driving record if you're convicted of a motoring offence
Order application packs and forms from DVLA
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.
Codes that DVLA places on your driving licence, and their explanations
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
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.
Find out how to exchange your non-GB driving licence for a British licence
Check if you're old enough, or have the right kind of driving licence, to drive different kinds of vehicle
Reapply for a short-term medical driving licence issued for 1, 2, 3 or 5 years because of a medical condition
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
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