PHOTOCARD DRIVING LICENCES NOW IN THE FRAME

From July, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) will be issuing photocard driving licences only. Old style paper licences will no longer be issued.

To obtain a photocard, applicants will have to complete the form D750 available from post offices or a driver examiner, when they pass a driving test, or DVLA if they are due to renew their licence - provided DVLA have the correct current address.

Applicants need to provide a recent passport style colour photograph together with original identity documents such as a birth certificate or a current passport. But, a passport should not be sent to DVLA if there are plans to travel soon after applying for a photocard. Existing paper licence holders will also need to provide details of their identity but most people will only have to do this for a photocard licence, once in their lifetime.

From July, those who send their paper licences to DVLA to notify a change of name and/or address will be sent a photocard application (D750R) form. A licence will not be issued until the form has been correctly completed and returned to DVLA

Alternatively, those who need to notify a change of name and/or address can speed up their licence issue by getting the D750 form from a post office. The completed application and their paper licence should be sent to DVLA with a covering letter explaining that their personal details have changed.

A fact sheet about photocard licences is available by ringing 01792 792 792 at any time and it is on the DVLA Internet website: http://www.open.gov.uk/dvla/dvla.htm

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