Personal driving licence information

How to update your driving licence information, including your address, name, gender, title or photo.

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Services

1. View or share your driving licence information

   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

2. Change the address on your driving licence

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

3. Tell DVLA you've changed address: step by step

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

4. Change the name or gender on your driving 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

5. Change the photo on your driving 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

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Guidance and regulation

1. Information on driving licences (INS57P)
   • Guidance
   • 26 February 2020
   • Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency

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News and communications

10 July 2015 — News story

Driving licence check code extended from 72 hours to 21 days

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency

1. Driving licence counterpart abolished: changes you need to know
   • 10 July 2015
   • Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
   • News story
2. Hiring a vehicle
   • 10 July 2015
   • Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
   • News story
3. Union Flags now feature on British driving licences
   • 7 July 2015
   • Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
   • Press release
4. No more paper counterpart to the photocard driving licence will save the taxpayer millions each year
   • 7 June 2015
   • Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
   • Press release

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Research and statistics

1. Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency – Research at DVLA
   • 3 March 2020
   • Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
   • Research

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

1. Driver licence checking volumes for January 2013 to January 2015
   • 24 August 2015
   • Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
   • Foi release
2. Organ donor statistics
   • 23 January 2014
   • Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
   • Foi release

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Organisations

1. Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency
2. Department for Transport