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Apply online to renew your 10-year driving licence, full or provisional - cost, payment methods, documents and information you need
From 19 January 2013 driving licences changed and now look different to comply with new EU rules.
Replace your full or provisional driving licence online with DVLA if it's been lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed.
Driving licence exchange and rules for drivers living in the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland.
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
Reapply for a short-term medical driving licence issued for 1, 2, 3 or 5 years because of a medical condition
Renew your driving licence online if you're 70 or over. Use form D46P to apply by post
If you do not have a UK passport there are other identity documents you can use for your driving licence application
How to reapply for your driving licence, full or provisional, if you've been disqualified for drink driving or other offences.
Driving licence renewals - find out when and how to renew your lorry, bus, minibus or coach licence.
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.
Exchange your paper driving licence for a new photocard licence online.
You could get penalty points (endorsements) on your driving record if you're convicted of a motoring offence
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.
Reapply for a driving licence if your licence was taken away (revoked) or if you surrendered your licence following a medical condition
How to give up your driving licence - age, medical condition, standards of fitness, declaration of voluntary surrender
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
Change the address on your full or provisional driving licence for free - do it online or by post
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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