{"id":971,"date":"2020-11-06T15:08:13","date_gmt":"2020-11-06T15:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.drinkdriving.org\/info\/?p=971"},"modified":"2022-05-26T12:40:19","modified_gmt":"2022-05-26T11:40:19","slug":"check-your-driving-licence-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drinkdriving.org\/info\/check-your-driving-licence-online\/","title":{"rendered":"Check your Driving Licence Online"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"lightb-bg rounded\">Useful for checking details of any penalty points &amp; disqualifications, the classes of vehicle you can drive &amp; for drivers who have taken a DVLA medical to see if their driving licence has been issued.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.viewdrivingrecord.service.gov.uk\/driving-record\/licence-number\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drinkdriving.org\/info\/images\/view-licence.png\" alt=\"Check your driving licence online\" width=\"360\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Details you need to check your driving licence online:<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.viewdrivingrecord.service.gov.uk\/driving-record\/licence-number\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>View your driving licence online<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Your driving licence number<\/li>\n<li>Your national insurance number<\/li>\n<li>Your postcode<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>What if you don&#8217;t know your driving licence number?<\/h3>\n<p>You can view and check your driving licence online by entering personal details instead. You will need to provide:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Your national insurance number<\/li>\n<li>Your first name(s) &amp; last name<\/li>\n<li>Your postcode<\/li>\n<li>Your sex<\/li>\n<li>You date of birth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.viewdrivingrecord.service.gov.uk\/driving-record\/personal-details\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>View your driving licence online <br \/><\/strong>(<em>without driving licence number<\/em>)<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"yellowbg rounded\">Please ensure that you enter your name exactly as it appears on your driving licence or you will be prompted to check if you have entered your details correctly.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The view &amp; check your driving licence online service can be used by any driver in England, Wales or Scotland.<\/p>\n<p>This service is useful when obtaining <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drinkdriving.org\/drink-driving-insurance.php\">insurance quotes<\/a> as it allows you to view details of any disqualifications &amp; penalty points for disclosure to insurers when obtaining quotes.<\/p>\n<p>The check your driving licence online service is also very useful to drivers who are eagerly awaiting the issue of a driving licence to find out if and when they are legally entitled to drive.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drinkdriving.org\/get-quote\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drinkdriving.org\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/compare-quotes.png\" alt=\"Insurance with convictions\" width=\"400\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"View your driving licence on GOV.UK\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xUZZKi94p6Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Useful for checking details of any penalty points &amp; disqualifications, the classes of vehicle you can drive &amp; for drivers who have taken a DVLA medical to see if their &#8230; <a title=\"Check your Driving Licence Online\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.drinkdriving.org\/info\/check-your-driving-licence-online\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Check your Driving Licence Online\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":974,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[593],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-971","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-driving-licence"],"yoast_head":"<title>Check your Driving Licence Online - 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