![]() How to Replace a Lost Driving Licence. By completing the application online, you should find that your new photocard and paper counterpart will arrive within a week. To Replace Your Licence. When trying to replace your licence, you will need to make sure that: You are considered a resident of Great Britain, as there is an alternative service in Northern Ireland. Not have any driving disqualifications for whatever reason. Be able to pay £2. ![]() Master. Card, Visa, Electron, Maestro or Delta debit or credit card. Hold a valid UK passport or another form of identity. Be able to give addresses of where you have resided for the last 3 years. Also, you should give your driving licence number and National Insurance number, if you know them. Your Driving Licence Photo. The DVLA will attempt to use an electronic photo, if one is available. You will have an electronic photograph available for your photocard licence if: You photocard was due to expire within the next 2 years. You hold a UK passport. If there isn’t a suitable electronic photo, the DVLA will inform you. In this case, you will need to print out a form and send it to them with a new, appropriately sized photography,The ensure the photo on your driving licence is up to date, you can use the renewal service for your photo driving licence. In order to do this online, you will need a valid UK passport. What To Do If You Find Your Old Licence Afterwards. If you find your old licence after getting a replacement, you have to return your old licence to the DVLA. You will also need to include an explanation as to what has happened, if you have requested or received a replacement. Other Ways To Apply If You Have A Photocard Driving Licence. You can apply for a replacement licence two other ways; by phone or by post. To Apply By Phone. You can only use this method if none of your details have changed. It is also worth noting that you cannot apply over the phone if you have a damaged licence or it expires in less than 5. UK Driving Licence Application Online. Driving Licence Applications provide you with a service that can assist you in obtaining your first provisional, and taking. The phone lines are open 8am- 7pm Monday- Friday and 8am- 2pm on Saturdays. To Apply By Post. To apply for a car or motorbike licence, you will need to complete a D1 form, “Application for a driving licence”, which is available from the online DVLA form ordering service, or the majority of Post Offices. If you have a bus or lorry licence, you will need to complete the D2 form, called “Application for a lorry/bus licence”, which you can get through the DVLA form ordering service online. Once you have completed these forms, you will need to then: Post your application to the address that is displayed on the form, with the fee that is also shown on the form. Include any parts of your licence that you still have, if you are only missing one part. If there isn’t a suitable electronic photo, the DVLA will inform you. In this case, you will need to print out a form and send it to them with a new, appropriately. Find everything from how to change your address with the DVLA to checking your penalty points and renewing your photo – we’ve got all the driving licence. Welcome to our guide on driving licences. This page gives you all the information that you need, in order to apply for a full UK driving licence. If your name has changed too, you will need to send any original documents that are required to confirm this. It can take up to 3 weeks for postal applications to be returned. Alternative Ways To Apply If You Have A Paper Driving Licence. You can also applied by post if you hold a paper driving licence. You will need to complete the same forms as you would for a photocard licence, D1 and D2, depending on the type of licence you hold. Once you have done this, you will need to: Include original documents that can confirm your identity. A passport- type photo. Your paper licence, if it has suffered damage. Then send all of these, along with your application to the address displayed of the form, as well as the appropriate fee (found on the form also)Please note postal applications can take up to 3 weeks to be returned. Banned! The new ’6. DVLA won’t let you buy. The new September ’6. Well, there would be if it wasn’t for those hawk- eyed folk at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA). As ever, they’ve been culling the worst offenders to ensure that the sensibilities of UK drivers aren’t offended while out on the road.(Credit – Dafydd Vaughan)Cover your eyes now! According to Auto. Express Magazine, some of the ‘highlights’ from the ’6. OR6. 7 ASM, DO6. 7 SHT, DO6. GER, NO6. 7 HED, AR6. OLE and BA6. 7 ARD. These are but a handful of those detailed in an epic, ten- page document that the DVLA gave to the publication. The agency conducts the culling process twice a year. Its remit is not just to stop smutty plates making it out into the wild, but also to stop anything that could be deemed potentially offensive on racial, religious or political grounds. Examples include JE5. US and U1. 6 OUT (the latter in relation to the then- impending Brexit referendum). Despite the DVLA’s diligent work, out- of- order number plates have been known to slip through its net. Sassy drivers though shouldn’t rest on their laurels if they do manage to bag a rude plate – the agency has the power to recall them whenever it wants. Even those who try the personalised plate route can expect to be pulled up if they dream up something that crosses the line. Why punters pay to personalise. The big question is why people want such plates on their cars in the first place. Unique and personalised number plates are big business. We’re buying more and more of them, with 3. The trend generated a whopping £1. In an interview with the Daily Telegraph, Angela Bahn of Regtransfers magazine revealed that such plates were seen as distinctly downmarket in the 8. However, that snobbery all but vanished in the Noughties. Bahn cites several reasons for the increasing popularity of personalised plates, from the old tactic of trying to hide the age of your car, through to promoting your business. Of course, some personalised plates act as nothing more than a source of enjoyment for the driver. (Credit – Flickr)How much would you pay for personalisation? For some people, it’s not rude words that are the most offensive thing about unique or personalised plates, but how much people are prepared to pay for them! Here’s Autocar’s top ten list of the most expensive plates ever bought in the UK and what they cost their spend- happy owners: 1. D 1 – £3. 00,0. 96. GB 1 – £3. 25,0. 00. M 1 – £3. 31,5. 00. S – £3. 40,0. 00. D – £3. 52,4. 11. S 1 – £4. 04,0. 63. F 1 – £4. 40,6. 25. G 1 – £5. 00,0. 00. X 1 – £5. 02,5. 00. O – £5. 18,4. 80. According to Regtransfers Magazine, such illustrious plates also accrue value over time. O’ can currently found on a 1. Ferrari 2. 50 SWB and is now worth an eye- watering £7. Even the runner- ups are doing well – the ‘F 1’ plate currently attached to the bumper of a Bugatti Veyron (after being rescued from a Volvo S8. If your budget can’t quite stretch to that, fret not, because the DVLA’s searchable database reveals that ‘WB6. KER’ is still available for a far more reasonable £3. Are personalised plates the ultimate display of vanity? Or are they important for expressing a driver’s individuality? Let us know your opinions below.
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