Drivers licence
What to do if your Drivers Licence is stolen?
You have to contact the police if your driving licence is stolen.
To update your licence, you’ll want to:
be a resident of Great Britain (there’s an exceptional carrier in Northern Ireland)
not be disqualified from using for any cause
pay £20 by way of MasterCard, Visa, Electron or Delta debit or credit score card
offer addresses where you’ve lived for the remaining three years
Provide your using licence wide variety, National Insurance quantity and passport range if you realize them.
Your photo
DVLA will use your passport picture for your new licence if all of the following are real:
your using consent is due to expire inside two years
you’ve got a valid UK passport – you’ll need to provide your passport wide variety
you deliver permission for DVLA to apply your picture
DVLA will tell you if an appropriate electronic image is not to be had. They’ll ship you a form so that you can give them a brand new picture.
You can make sure the photo in your licence is up to date using using the photograph driving licence renewal carrier.
What to do if you discover your antique licence later
You should return your old licence to DVLA explaining what’s happened in case you locate it after making use of for or receiving a substitute.
Send your old using licence to:
DVLA
Swansea
SA99 1AB
How to renew a drivers license?
What you need
To renew online, you need:
a legitimate UK passport
to be a citizen of England – there’s an extraordinary provider in Northern Ireland
to pay £14 via MasterCard, Visa, Electron or Delta debit or credit card (there’s no price in case you’re over 70 or have a scientific brief length licence)
addresses of wherein you’ve lived during the last three years
your modern driving licence (if you do now not have your consent you ought to say why for your application)
your National Insurance range (in case you are aware of it)
to now not be disqualified from riding
How long it takes
Your riding licence needs to arrive within per week if you follow online.
You have to ship your antique photo card licence to DVLA when you get your new permit. You’ll be advised the deal with to apply when you end the application.
Your new licence may be valid from the date your software is approved, now not from the expiry date of your cutting-edge consent.
Personal records
DVLA will send you a confirmation e-mail once you’ve carried out.