Hide this message. Home Driving and transport Driving licences. Identity documents needed for a driving licence application. DVLA will contact the person who signs your application. It may take longer than usual to get your licence and documents back because of coronavirus. Related content Apply for your first provisional driving licence Replace a lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed driving licence Exchange your paper driving licence for a photocard licence Blue Badge scheme: information from your council.
Brexit Check what you need to do. Explore the topic Driving licences. You should not send your passport if you are likely to need it for travel purposes soon. DVA cannot guarantee its return for a specific date or event. If your name is different now from that shown on your passport or identity card, you must have your passport or identity card updated to show this change. If your name is different now from that shown on your birth certificate, you must also provide original documentary evidence to confirm your change of name - for example: marriage certificate, decree absolute or decree nisi papers, deed poll or statutory declaration.
The evidence you provide must show a clear link between the name on your identity document and your current name. DVA will normally return your documents within 10 working days, separate from your licence. The driving licence fee includes return of your supporting documents where applicable by second class post.
If you would like your supporting documents returned by secure delivery, provide a suitable pre-paid Royal Mail Special delivery envelope. Note — DVA will not provide compensation for any loss or delay resulting from the use of second class post. If you are exchanging a licence other than a licence issued in Great Britain, or you have previously been resident outside Northern Ireland and wish to apply for a provisional licence, you must provide DVA with proof of residency.
At least one of these documents is needed:. Your document must be dated within the last three months, immediately preceding the date of your application for an exchange or provisional driving licence. The document supplied must also be in your name and show your Northern Ireland address.
You now need to send your provisional driving licence back to the DVLA within the next two years. As of Monday 8th June, you will no longer receive a paper counterpart with your driving licence. You can read more about the changes here. This also applies if you pass your driving test in an automatic car, as you will not be able to legally drive a manual control car. However, if you pass your test in a manual car, you will be able to drive an automatic vehicle.
This is only until the period of restriction is over and does not apply to those who reside in England, Wales or Scotland. He recently started to take driving lessons for the first time and asked if he could be put on my car insurance. But when I contacted my insurer, Age UK, I was told that I couldn't add him to the policy as he has held his provisional licence for more than two years. I was told that many other underwriters took a similar view.
Can this be right? My other son is at university and similarly needs a form of ID.
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