Use this guide when your photocard is close to its expiry date, you move home or change your name, or you are approaching 70. Have your current licence, your National Insurance number and, for online renewal, a UK passport if you want to reuse its photo.
Step by step
Check the expiry date
Look at section 4b on the front of your photocard for the date it runs out. Most photocards need renewing every 10 years, even though your driving entitlement lasts longer. Driving with an expired photocard can lead to a fine, so do not leave it late.
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