What happens if my application is refused by the DVLA?
•You receive your new driving licence, (as that will cover you to drive). •Your application is refused or licence revoked by DVLA. You will receive a letter from DVLA if this is the case. •Your application is more than a year old. •You have been disqualified from driving since your application was sent to the DVLA. 3
Can a person with a DVLA driving licence drive?
Providing you have a current driving licence and you have not been told by your doctor or optician that you should not drive, you will be able to drive while DVLA is considering your application and waiting for a response from NHS professionals.
What to do if your driving licence expires?
All drivers must tell DVLA about the onset or worsening of a medical condition. Check if a health condition affects your driving. You can renew your driving licence in other ways if you cannot renew online. Additional information added about V5C applications. Information on what to do if your driving licence expires on or after 1 January 2021.
Why are drivers still waiting for their licences?
Drivers are fuming after being left without crucial documents because of coronavirus-related delays at the DVLA office in Swansea. They report waiting months for replacement documents or licence renewals as reduced staff numbers at the DVLA have left it unable to cope.
Can You Drive while your application is with DVLA?
•DVLA has received your correct and complete application within the last 12 months. •Your last licence was not revoked or refused for medical reasons. •You are not currently disqualified from driving by a court.
Drivers are fuming after being left without crucial documents because of coronavirus-related delays at the DVLA office in Swansea. They report waiting months for replacement documents or licence renewals as reduced staff numbers at the DVLA have left it unable to cope.
Can you drive if you don’t have a driving licence?
Section 88 of The Road Traffic Act 1988 may allow you to continue driving even though you do not hold a current driving licence. In practice, this will be when you have applied to the DVLA to renew your licence, but the licence expires (runs out) while we are processing the application. Can I drive while my application is with DVLA? 7/17 INF188/6
Can you still drive with an expired driving licence?
The extension only applies to full driving licences, not provisional driving licences. If a driver applies to DVLA to renew their photocard or their entitlement, they can continue to drive while DVLA is considering their application, providing they have not been told by their doctor or optician that they should not drive.