Driving licence WARNING - The date only for you should check now to avoid £1,000 fine
MOTORISTS are being urged to keep track of the dates in their driving licence as a failure to do so could see you land a £1,000 fine.
DVLA explains how to update your driving licence
Keeping your driving licence up to date and accurate is of paramount importance in the UK and is a legal requirement on the road.
Drivers may be aware that they need to update the address when they move house, even when temporarily, to avoid a fine.
Similarly, if you change your title or get married then you also need to keep it up-to-date.
However, one thing drivers may not know is that photocard licences expire every ten years.
Each decade a driver will need to renew their licence as the photograph expires after ten years, which means a new photocard will need to be acquired.
Photo card licences have been mandatory since 2015 but were first introduced in 1998.
There are a few dates on the front of the licence and unless you know about what they mean then, it could land you in trouble.
This is a quick guide on how you can check the expiry date on your driving licence:
On the front of your driving licence you will see a list of information with a number next to it
Here is what the numbered information means:
1. Your surname
2. Your title and first name
3. Your date and country of birth
4a. The date of your last driving licence renewal
4b. The expiry date of your current driving licence
You can find a key that explains this information on the back of your licence.
Driving licences can be renewed online and costs £14 to do so.
Motorists will need to send off a passport photograph and signature for your licence from your passport information.
“Drivers are required by law to let the DVLA know if they change their name or address,” said a DVLA spokesperson.
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“The DVLA then issue a new licence for free.
“Keeping DVLA informed ensures that drivers can be notified promptly with important information affecting them such as reminders when their licence is due for renewal.
“If a driver fails to notify the DVLA of changes they could face a fine of up to £1000.”