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Renewing Your Driving licenCe after a drink driving ban
Renewing your driving licence after a drink driving banYou can apply to renew your driving licence up to two months (3 months for high risk offenders) before your driving ban is due to end. You should receive a renewal reminder from the DVLA. If you do not receive your renewal reminder you can request a Or alternatively you can pick one up from your local post office. You will need to fill this out and send the appropriate fee (along with a passport photo IF your photo is due for renewal or you would like to change it ) back to the DVLA. Drink Driving MedicalIn some cases DVLA will need to make medical enquiries before they issue you with a new driving licence. If this is the case you should have received a letter from the DVLA (see below) not long after you received your driving ban informing you that this is the case. Example DVLA letter
This means that you will have to go for a drink drive medical. This is a medical which is usually carried out by an independent GP arranged by the DVLA which you have to pay for. Retaking your driving test/extended testIn other cases where a motorist has been disqualified from driving until re-taking their driving test or an extended driving test, they will have to apply for a provisional licence as described above and then make arrangements to retake a theory and practical driving test. |