how to apply for your provisional licence

In order to apply for your provisional licence you must be:

• A UK resident
• Not prevented from driving for any reason
• At least 16 years and 10 months old (there are some exceptions to this rule for disabled applicants)
• Able to meet the minimum eyesight requirement

Your can apply for your provisional licence online, please follow this link to find out more.

Alternatively, you can just visit your local post office branch and fill out the D1 application form available in every branch. 

Keep in mind that there is a section in the form that requests that a person who knows you well confirms your identity by leaving their contact details and signing your photo, therefore they must either accompany you to the post office, or fill out these details for you later. 

You will also be required to enclose your passport or another form of photo ID, a payment of £50 (admin fee, can be either a check or a money order issued to DSA, you can arrange for it at the same post office), and three proofs of address confirming your place of residence in the last three years (can be a bill with your address or your bank statement).

It usually takes DSA approximately two weeks to issue and send you your provisional licence; therefore remember to send your application early if you wish to start learning to drive as soon as possible.

www.borntodriveschool.com

P.S. I would really strongly recommend that you use the special delivery envelope available at each post office to send your documents, and enclose a special delivery return envelope with your address for when DSA send your documents back, just to be on the safe side of things. The cost is about £9 for two.