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Both forms of the licence are considered as a full UK driving licence and have equal status. In Northern Ireland, the paper counterpart is still issued and must be produced when a licence is requested by the PSNI or when taking a practical driving test. If this counterpart is lost, stolen or damaged, a replacement licence must be ordered.
The database of drivers, developed in the late 1980s, holds details of some 42 million driving licence holders in the UK. It is used to produce driving licences and to assist bodies such as the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, police and courts in the enforcement of legislation concerning driving entitlements and road safety.
Proof of identity such as a passport, ration card, PAN card, or driving licence can also be used as proof of identity. [132] Ireland: The Irish passport card is designed for travel within Europe and is also usable as domestic identification within Ireland. [133] Other accepted forms of identification are driving licences and passport books.
Millions of motorists take their driving licence for granted, rarely worrying about it unless their details change or it needs renewing, but delve deeper and there are many burning questions.
I applied for my driving licence renewal (due to age) online on 3 Aug 2021. I sent in my old licence, cut in half, the next day by registered mail. Their online status checker still says they are waiting for it, in spite of Royal Mail tracking showing that it was signed for at their end.
In Northern Ireland, the DVA is responsible for carrying out the practical driving test, and theory test to allow residents to obtain their full licence. The theory test is the same as the rest of the UK, and is set by the DVSA. Practical driving tests follow a similar format to the rest of the UK, however, some aspects of the test are ...
When travelling within the Common Travel Area (UK and Ireland), other valid identity documentation (such as a driving licence) is often sufficient for Irish and British citizens. [15] As of 2024, Denmark is the only state that does not issue identity cards that are valid as travel documents in the EEA member states and Switzerland. [16]
UK driving licences were introduced by the Motor Car Act 1903 but no test was required. The intention was purely to identify vehicles and their drivers. [9] The Road Traffic Act 1930 introduced age restrictions and a test for disabled drivers; this was the first formal driving test in the UK.