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It will cost you a total of £21.50 (including DVLA fees) to renew your driving licence.
Use our branch finder to see which branches offer DVLA photocard renewal services. Tap ‘Filter services’, select ‘Driving’ and then ‘DVLA Photocard Renewal’. If your local branch doesn’t offer the service, you’ll see the five nearest branches that do.
Please note: Some branches require appointments, while others are walk-in only. Contact your branch directly to check, as this information is not available online.
If you don’t have your renewal reminder, we can still process your renewal with just your photocard driving licence, providing none of your details have changed.
We’ll also capture your signature and even submit a change of address if applicable.
The DVLA charges £17 to renew your driving licence. We’ll just charge a further £4.50 to take your photo, check your application and send it securely to the DVLA. That’s a total of £21.50.
We’ll send off your application electronically, and you should have your new licence within 3 weeks. We’ll also take your old driving licence and send it back to the DVLA for you.
Once you’re 70 you’ll need to renew your driving licence every 3 years. The DVLA will automatically send you a D46P application form 90 days before your licence expires. But if you haven’t got one, you can also use a D1 form which you'll find in selected Post Office branches.
Your photocard must be renewed every 10 years, up to the age of 70. It’s illegal to drive without a valid licence and, if you’re caught driving without one:
It’s important that licences are updated every 10 years – having an up-to-date licence will mean you have the latest security features to protect you against fraud. This will also help prevent driving licence impersonation – stopping disqualified and dangerous drivers taking to the road.
Check the expiry date on your photocard.
Each section on your card is numbered:
You should receive a D798 renewal notification through the post two months before your licence expires.
You’ll then need to:
If your name or title has changed then you will need to apply direct to DVLA online or via a D1 ‘Application for a driving licence’ form by post, which you can pick up in over 2000 Post Office branches.
You can change your photo and/or your address using the Post Office service, however any other changes such as name or gender change would need to be done directly with the DVLA.
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