Renew your driving licence

    Renew your driving licence online with DVLA if you have a valid UK passport issued in the last 5 years. Apply using your Government Gateway ID. If you don’t have one or need to re-register, you’ll get an ID as part of your application.

    You can’t apply online if your name has changed or if you want to renew a 5-year bus or lorry licence.

    To apply online, you need to:

    • have a valid UK passport issued within the last 5 years
    • be a resident of Great Britain – there’s a different service in Northern Ireland
    • pay £20 by MasterCard, Visa, Electron, Maestro or Delta debit or credit card
    • provide addresses of where you’ve lived over the last 3 years
    • have your driving licence, including the paper counterpart if you have a photocard licence (if you don’t have your licence you must say why in your application)
    • have your National Insurance number
    • not be disqualified from driving

    There’s a different service if you want to renew your licence and you’re 70 or over.

    You must send the photocard and paper counterpart of your old licence to DVLA when you get your new licence. You’ll get the address to use when you finish the application.

    DVLA will get the photo and signature for your new driving licence from your passport. If this isn’t possible, or you don’t want to use the photo on your passport, you won’t be able to renew your licence online.

    Your driving licence should arrive within 1 week if you apply online.

    You must renew a photocard licence every 10 years – you’ll receive a reminder before your current licence ends. Your new licence will be valid from the date your application is approved not from the expiry date of your current licence.

    Personal data

    If you apply online you are agreeing that DVLA can check your personal data, including your National Insurance number.

    DVLA will confirm your details with the Department for Work and Pensions and HM Revenue and Customs.