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Title	Description
Medical conditions, disabilities and driving	Contents - Telling DVLA about a medical condition or disability - What happens after you tell DVLA - What DVLA will decide - Renewing or reapplying for your licence
Renew your driving licence	Renew your driving licence online with DVLA if you have a valid UK passport.
Tell DVLA about a medical condition that could affect your driving	You must tell DVLA about a health or medical condition that could affect your driving.
Change the address on your driving licence	Contents - Apply online - Apply by post
Change the name or gender on your driving licence	Send DVLA your old driving licence along with the right application form and any supporting documents to change your name or gender.
Change the photo on your driving licence	You need to renew your full or provisional driving licence if you want to update your photo. You’ll get a new licence.
Renew your driving licence if you're 70 or over	Renew your driving licence online with DVLA for free if you’re 70 or over – or will be 70 in the next 90 days.
Renew your short-term medical driving licence	You can renew your short-term medical driving licence if: - you have one because of a medical condition - it lasts for 1, 2, 3 or 5 years - it’s about to expire, or already has
Exchange your paper driving licence for a photocard licence	You must get a new licence if: - you change your address - your licence has been defaced, lost, stolen or destroyed - you change your name (you must apply by post using paper form D1 or D2) - you’re getting a Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) driver qualification card (DQC)
Reapply for a driving licence following a medical condition	Contents - How to reapply - When you can start driving again
Reapply for your driving licence if you've been disqualified	You must apply for a new licence to drive again if: - you’ve been disqualified from driving - your licence has been cancelled (‘revoked’)
Exchange a foreign driving licence	Find out how to exchange your non-British driving licence for a British licence.
Adding higher categories to your driving licence	Get a ‘provisional entitlement’ and then take a test to get higher categories added to your licence. You may also be automatically entitled to lower categories if you pass a higher category driving test.
Upgrade an automatic car driving licence to a manual one	If your licence is only for automatic cars, you can upgrade it by passing a driving test in a manual car.
Surrendering your driving licence	There’s no legal age at which you must stop driving. You can decide when to stop, but medical conditions can affect your driving and might mean you have to give up your driving licence until you can meet the medical standards of fitness to drive again.
Penalty points (endorsements)	Contents - Overview - Endorsement codes and penalty points - How long endorsements stay on your driving record - New drivers - Handing over your driving licence for endorsement - Removing expired endorsements from your driving record - How to check your endorsement details
Compare old and new driving licence categories	The ‘groups’ or ‘categories’ on your full driving licence may have changed if the licence was issued before 2013.
Replace a lost or stolen motorcycle CBT certificate	Get a replacement motorcycle compulsory basic training (CBT) certificate from the training school where you took your CBT course.
Change your address or name on your vehicle log book (V5C)	You must update your vehicle log book (V5C) if you change your address or name. It’s normally free to update it.

United Kingdom

Licensing and Permits :: Modifications and Renewals

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