Approximately 90 days before you turn 70 years old, the DVLA will send you a D46P form to renew your licence for a maximum of three years. You need to declare on this form that you are still fit and able to drive safely, so it remains your responsibility to judge this.
The DVLA is currently very slow in renewing licences, if you’re not confident you can make this judgement yourself, you can get professional advice from a Driving Mobility Centre.

You can either renew your licence in three ways:

1. Online using the Gov.uk web site. Only use the Gov.uk website to renew your licence – Click HERE to visit this web site.
2. Renew using the D46P form sent you by the DVLA.
3. Renew by using a D1 form obtained from the Post Office.

To apply or renew your licence online: Click HERE.

Please be aware there are many companies advertising on the internet, offering to renew your licence for you and charge you for this doing this. It is always best to do it yourself by applying directly using a D46P or D1 form from post office, or using the link above direct to the DVLA. Renewals at 70 are free of charge.

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) whilst they are processing the application.

Section 88 Criteria:

• Your doctor must have told you that you are fit to drive.
• You have held a valid driving licence (see *below) and only drive vehicles you have applied for on your current application and were entitled to drive on your previous licence.
• If you hold a Group 2 (bus or lorry) licence, your entitlement has not been suspended, revoked or refused by a traffic commissioner.
• You meet any conditions that were specified on your previous licence that still apply.
• 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.
• You were not disqualified as a high risk offender on or after 1 June 2013 (a high risk offender is a driver convicted of a serious drink driving offence).

*this licence can be a full GB licence, a GB provisional licence, a European Community licence, a Northern Ireland licence, a British external/British Forces licence or an exchangeable licence.

Section 88 cover is valid until any of the following apply:

• 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.

Surrendering your driving licence:

There’s no legal age at which you must stop driving. You can decide when to stop, but medical conditions can affect your driving and might mean you have to give up your driving licence until you can meet the medical standards of fitness to drive again.

When you decide to stop driving or are advised by your doctor to stop you’ll need to tell DVLA and send them your licence.

You can download a ‘Declaration of Voluntary Surrender’ , click HERE to find out more about this.

To apply or renew your licence online: Click HERE.

* Drive Safe *

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