How To Find Out When A Driver's License Was Issued

The photocard driving licence explained

All driving licences issued by Driver & Vehicle Bureau (DVA) are now issued in Eu format - a plastic photocard and a newspaper counterpart. Old format style licences are still valid and will be updated gradually as they are renewed and replaced.

Changes made to the format of Neat Great britain driving licences constructive from viii June 2015, have no effect  on licences issued by the Driver & Vehicle Agency in NI. Northern Ireland licences go along to be composed of 2 parts, a plastic photocard and a paper counterpart

Photocard licences

Photocard licences were introduced as a result of an EU directive requiring all member states to event driving licences in a bill of fare format which contains the licence holder's prototype and signature. There are many benefits that photocard driving licences offering, including:

• assuasive fellow member land licence holders freedom to motion around many European countries
• a more secure format which reduces the opportunity for misrepresentation
• ensuring that the person obtaining a provisional licence, taking the examination and obtaining a full driving licence is one and the same
• a cut in impersonation at driving tests
• ensuring that the person obtaining the licence is old enough to do so
• minimising the chances of a person property more than one licence, either by accident or design

Front of the licence

Full

Provisional

Your personal details (1, 2 and 3)

Fields i, 2 and 3 of your photocard licence record your surname, showtime names, appointment and place of birth.

Engagement of licence issue (4a), expiry (4b), issuing authorization (4)

The engagement shown in 4a is the engagement the photocard was issued. 4b shows the date the driving licence expires. The authority that issued the licence is shown in 4c. In Northern Ireland this is DVA.

Driver number (v)

Your unique eight digit NI commuter number.

Holder's photograph (six – not numbered)

The new photocard licence has a black and white photo. This is considering the light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation engineering used to burn the image onto the card producing a blackness and white photo is more than secure. A color photo will still need to be provided with your application to be stored on your driver tape.

Holder'due south signature (seven)

This is digitally reproduced and burned into the photocard from the signature y'all provided on the awarding form.

Holder'south address (8)

This shows the driver's permanent address in Northern Ireland.

Entitlement categories (9)

The letters in capitals prove the categories of entitlement covered past the European Community Directive. National categories are shown in smaller letters.

Back of the licence

Full

Provisional

Pictogram entitlement categories (ix)

These illustrations are representations of types of vehicles in those categories shown. Further information on the vehicles you are entitled to drive

Valid from (ten)

The earliest appointment from which a driving category is valid from

Valid to (11)

The engagement until which a driving category is valid to

Data codes/ restrictions (12)

The code numbers printed in this expanse testify what, if whatever, restrictions there are.  To run across what these mean, go to:

• Data codes on your driving licence

Non used (13)

Other security features

The driving licence likewise has tactile (raised) surfaces, tactile engraved text, changing colours, as well every bit circuitous background designs.

Previously issued NI photocard driving licence

Photocard driving licences have been issued since 1 Apr 1999. All licence types stay valid until their date of expiry shown at section 4b.

More useful links

• Data on driving licences - DFI website

Source: https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/photocard-driving-licence-explained

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