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The UK subsequently withdrew from the EU and the EU flag is no longer featured on UK driving licences issued after the transition period ended on 31 December 2020. [40] The "GB" code or the ellipse from the aforementioned conventions have not been reintroduced; since January 2021, the licences simply read “UK" in larger blue letters where the ...
The driver's license number is the same as the person's Tax ID number. ... Although part of the UK, driving licences are issued by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing ...
A national identity card exists, usable all over the EU and a number of other countries, but commonly people use their driving licences or passports as ID. France French national identity cards have been issued in their current form since 1955 and are voluntary.
The code is either the last two digits of the year itself, if issued between March and August (e.g. "18" for registrations issued between 1 March and 31 August 2018), or else has fifty added to that value if issued between September and February the following year, (e.g. "68" for registrations issued between 1 September 2018 and 28 February 2019);
The government says technology should "make people's lives easier" but any system won't be mandatory.
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.
My current paper licence valid from 1976 when my last local authority licence expired but issued when I last changed address in 1987 does not have an issue number on it. It will be my second DVLA issue, the first being in 1976. I probably had three local authority issued licences before then. The online version says “Licence issue number 92”.
From 1 January 2021, European licences are recognized by the UK if the driving test was passed in an EU/EEA country, and can be used both if the holder is visiting or if residing in the UK. They can also be exchanged for a UK driving licence. [12] [13] UK driving licences can be used when visiting EU/EEA countries with some exceptions.