Driving licence fees
The fee depends on if you want to:
- get your first full or provisional GB licence
- get a replacement if yours has been lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed
- change your name, address or photo
- renew a driving licence
- add, renew or remove an entitlement
- exchange a driving licence, for example exchange a paper licence for a photocard
- get your licence back after it鈥檚 been taken away, for example if you鈥檝e been disqualified
This service is also available聽in Welsh (Cymraeg).
For applications by post, cheques and postal orders are payable to DVLA. The address depends on what you鈥檙e applying for.
Damaged or altered cheques will not be accepted.
There are different
Get your first GB driving licence
| Apply online | Apply by post | |
|---|---|---|
| First provisional licence - car, motorcycle, moped | 拢34 | 拢43 |
| First full driving licence after passing your driving test | N/A | Free - 拢17 to use a different photo from your provisional |
| First full GB licence in exchange for a full European Community, European Economic Area or other designated foreign licence | N/A | 拢43 |
Replace a lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed licence
This costs 拢20. You must replace your licence if it鈥檚 been lost, stolen, defaced or destroyed.
Change the name, address or photo on your photocard driving licence
The fee depends on what you鈥檙e changing and how you do it.
| What you鈥檙e changing | Change online | Change by post |
|---|---|---|
| Address | Free | Free |
| Name | N/A | Free |
| Photo | 拢14 | 拢17 |
| Photo and name at the same time | N/A | 拢17 |
| Photo and address at the same time | 拢14 | 拢17 |
Renew a driving licence
Photocard licences are valid for 10 years unless otherwise stated. You鈥檒l get a reminder to renew your photo before your current licence ends.
| Apply online | Apply by post | |
|---|---|---|
| Renewing an expired driving licence | 拢14 | 拢17 |
| Renewing because you鈥檙e 70 or over | Free | Free |
You can also renew your expired licence at a Post Office, it costs 拢21.50.
Renew a short-term medical driving licence
You can renew your short-term medical driving licence for free.
You can renew online if you have diabetes, epilepsy, Parkinson鈥檚 disease, a visual impairment, a sleep condition, or a heart condition.
Add, renew or remove an entitlement
| Apply online | Apply by post | |
|---|---|---|
| Adding entitlement to full or provisional licence - for example, to drive a bus or lorry | N/A | Free |
| Renewing entitlement to drive a bus or lorry | N/A | Free |
| Giving up entitlement to drive bus or lorry | N/A | Free |
You can also change a photo at the same time. It costs 拢17.
Exchange a paper or non-GB driving licence
| What you鈥檙e exchanging | Apply online | Apply by post |
|---|---|---|
| Paper licence for photocard with change of address | Free | Free |
| Paper licence for photocard with change of name | N/A | Free |
| Paper licence for photocard with no change of details | 拢20 | 拢20 |
| Full Northern Ireland licence in exchange for a GB licence | N/A | Free |
| Full European Community, European Economic Area or other designated foreign licence, if a previous GB licence held | N/A | Free |
| Full European Community, European Economic Area or other designated foreign licence, if a previous GB licence not held | N/A | 拢43 |
Get your licence back after it鈥檚 been taken away
The fee depends on why you had your licence taken away and how you got it back.
| How you got your licence back | Apply online | Apply by post |
|---|---|---|
| You were disqualified for any reason except drink driving | N/A | 拢65 |
| You were disqualified for drink driving and you need to pass a medical exam with a DVLA doctor | N/A | 拢90 |
| You were disqualified for drink driving and you do not need to pass a medical exam | N/A | 拢65 |
| You鈥檝e got your licence back after it was revoked under the New Drivers Act | N/A | 拢50 |
| You鈥檝e got your licence back after it was revoked for not handing it over to DVLA or at court | N/A | Free |