To apply for your provisional
driving licence, you must complete the application form D1 that is
available from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA)
on-line form ordering service or Post Office branches. You will need
to enclose original documentation confirming your identity, a passport
style colour
photograph and the current fee. Send your completed application and payment to DVLA, Swansea, SA99 1AD.
If you don’t want to send your identification through the post, then you
can apply for your licence in person at a Post Office using their
premium checking service. For a small charge staff at the Post Office
will check your application and ID while you wait, return your ID to you
and then have the application sent to the DVLA.
The identity required and accepted by Post
Office branches are:
- Current UK passport
- Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
State Retirement Pension order book
- Proof of receipt of State
Retirement Pension (a bank or building society statement received
within the last three months)
- Proof of eligibility to State
Retirement Pension letter (BR2102, BR2103 or BR2199)
If you are the holder of a UK digital style passport, which has both
your photograph and signature on the same page, then you can apply for
your first provisional driving licence on-line using the Government's
GOV.UK website. Further information on this service can be found
here.
DVLA aim to deliver your driving licence
to you within three weeks of receiving your application. It might take
longer if they have to check on your health or personal details. You
will need to wait for your new licence to arrive before driving.
