Applying For Your Provisional Licence

If you have never held a driving licence before you will need to apply for a provisional licence. You can apply for your licence using the DVLA secure and easy to use online service  http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/index.htm. Alternatively, you must complete application form D1 available through the DVLA form ordering service or from Post Office® branches, and enclose the required fee. You must also enclose original documentation confirming your identity and a passport-type size colour photograph taken against a plain light background.  Send your completed application and fee to DVLA, Swansea, SA99 1AD or you may be able to use the Post Office® Checking Service.

  Once You Have Passed  

 Photocard Licence Holders

Once you have passed your driving test (theory and practical) you should exchange your pass certificate for a new licence as soon as possible. If you do not claim your test pass within 2 years of the date of your test, the entitlement conveyed by the test pass will be lost and you will have to pass a further driving test (theory and practical) for that category of vehicle if you wish to have it included on your driving licence.

If you hold a provisional driving licence you must complete the declaration on your test pass certificate and send it together with your photocard licence and paper counterpart to DVLA, Swansea, SA99 1BJ.

If you hold a full driving licence and have passed an additional test you must complete the declaration on your test pass certificate and send it together with your photocard licence and paper counterpart to DVLA, Swansea, SA99 1BJ.

Note: If your name has changed since your last licence you must also complete application form D1 available through the DVLA form ordering service or from most Post Office® branches, and enclose original documentation confirming your new name. There is no requirement to supply a new photograph.

Paper Licence Holders

Once you have passed your driving test (theory and practical) you should exchange your test pass certificate for a new licence as soon as possible. If you do not claim your test pass within 2 years of the date of your test, the entitlement will be lost and you will have to pass a further driving test (theory and practical) for that category of vehicle if you wish to have it included on your driving licence.

If you hold a provisional driving licence you must complete the declaration on your test pass certificate and complete application form D1 from most Post Office® branches or directly from DVLA by calling 0870 240 0009, and send together with the appropriate fee. You must also enclose original documentation confirming your identity and a passport-type size colour photograph taken against a plain light background.  Send your completed application and fee to DVLA, Swansea, SA99 1BJ or you may be able to use the Post Office® Checking Service.

Full License Holders

If you hold a full driving licence you must complete the declaration on the reverse of your test pass certificate and complete application form D1 available from most Post Office® branches, and send together with the appropriate fee. You must also enclose original documentation confirming your identity and a passport-type size colour photograph taken against a plain light background.  Send your completed application together with the appropriate fee to DVLA, Swansea, SA99 1BJ or you may be able to use the Post Office® Checking Service.

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