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The D1 DVLA form is a crucial document for anyone looking to apply for a driving licence in the UK. This form requires you to provide personal details, including your name, address, and medical history, to ensure you meet the necessary requirements for safe driving. Completing the D1 form accurately is essential, as it serves as the first step towards obtaining or renewing your driving licence.

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Misconceptions

Misconceptions about the D1 DVLA form can lead to confusion and potential delays in obtaining a driving license. Here are ten common misconceptions clarified:

Only UK residents can apply for a license using the D1 form. This is not true. Individuals who have recently moved to the UK from an EC or EEA country can also use this form to apply for a UK driving license.
You do not need to provide a photograph. In fact, a recent passport-style photograph is required, unless you are renewing a photocard license.
It's acceptable to fill out the form in any color ink. The instructions specify that applicants must use black ink to complete the form.
The D1 form is only for first-time applicants. This form is also used for renewals, replacements, and exchanges of driving licenses.
You can submit the form without proof of identity. Applicants must provide specific identity documents, such as a passport or birth certificate, to verify their identity.
Health conditions do not need to be reported if they are managed. Any medical condition that could affect your ability to drive must be disclosed on the form, even if it is well-managed.
Once submitted, the application cannot be changed. If an error is found after submission, applicants can contact the DVLA to correct the information.
All applications are processed immediately. Processing times can vary, and it may take several weeks to receive the driving license after submission.
You can apply for a full license at age 16. While you can apply for a provisional license at 16, a full license can only be obtained at age 17 or older.
There are no fees associated with the D1 form. There are indeed fees for processing the application, which vary depending on the type of service requested.

Understanding these misconceptions can help streamline the application process and ensure that all necessary steps are taken for a successful driving license application.

Detailed Steps for Filling Out D1 Dvla

Completing the D1 DVLA form is an important step in applying for a driving licence. After filling out the form, you will need to submit it along with any required documents and fees. It’s essential to ensure that all information is accurate and complete to avoid any delays in processing your application.

Gather necessary documents: Collect your identification documents, such as a passport or birth certificate, and any other required paperwork.
Use block capitals: Fill in the form using block capitals and black ink to ensure clarity.
Enter personal details: Start with your surname, first names, title, date of birth, UK driver number (if known), and current address.
Provide contact information: Include your daytime phone number and email address.
Update name or address: Indicate if your name or address has changed since your last licence was issued. If yes, provide previous details.
Residency information: Answer whether you have lived in another EC or EEA country in the last 12 months and provide the relevant details.
Eye test confirmation: Answer both questions regarding your eyesight, confirming if you can read a number plate and if you need corrective lenses.
Select licence type: Choose the type of licence you are applying for by ticking the appropriate box.
Previous licence details: Indicate whether your last licence was a photocard or paper licence and provide any relevant information about disqualifications.
Health questions: Complete either part A or part B regarding your health, providing details of any medical conditions that may affect your driving.
Identity verification: Tick the documents you are providing to prove your identity and write down the identity numbers of these documents.
Photograph signing: If required, ensure someone reliable signs the back of your photograph, confirming it is a true likeness.
Document checklist: Check off the documents you are enclosing, including the correct fee and your last licence if applicable.
Signature: Sign the form in black ink, ensuring your signature stays within the designated box.

Once you have completed these steps, review the form for any errors or missing information before submitting it. Remember to keep a copy for your records and consider using a secure delivery method for sending your application and documents.

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Application for a driving licence

You must read booklet INF1D when ﬁlling in this form.

Information about the Premium Service available at selected Post Ofﬁce™ branches and DVLA local ofﬁces is also in this booklet. See leaﬂet INS115 for information on fees.

Please use BLOCK CAPITALSand ﬁll in this form in black ink. If you want to apply for a LGV or PCV licence, you need to ﬁll in a D2 application form. See page 12 of the INF1D for details of where to get this form.

1Your details

Surname

First names

Mr ■ Mrs ■ Miss ■ Ms ■

Other title		Male ■ Female ■
(for example, Rev)	Day Month Year
	Day Month Year
Date of birth	■■ ■■ ■■■■

What is your UK driver number (if you know it)?

■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■

Current address

Post town	Postcode
Place of birth (country)

Full daytime phone number

E-mail address

Has your name or address (or both) changed	No ■ Yes ■
since your last licence was issued?	No ■ Yes ■
If ‘Yes’, write the previous details below.

1a Residency

Have you lived in another EC or EEAcountry in the last 12 months? No ■ Yes ■

If ‘Yes’, which country?

Day

Month

Year

What date did you come to

live in the UK? ■■ ■■ ■■■■

2Your eyesight

You must ﬁll in both questions 2a and 2b

a Can you read a car number-plate (with glasses

or corrective lenses if necessary) from 20.5 metres
(67 feet) or 20 metres (65 feet) where narrower
characters (50mm wide) are displayed?	Yes ■ No ■

b Do you need to wear glasses or correctiveYes ■ No ■

3The licence you want

Start date Your licence starts on the day we issue it. You can ask for your licence to start from a later date but this cannot be more than two months after the day you apply.

Day Month	Year
■■ ■■ ■■■■
Please tick the licence you want.		■
• Provisional

If you are 16 and getting Disability Living Allowance■

(mobility component) at the higher rate, and want to drive a car

• Replacement
Replace my licence due to a change of name or address			■
(or both). I am enclosing my current driving licence.			■
• Duplicate
My licence has been:
lost or stolen ■	defaced ■	destroyed ■
• Exchange			■
Change my licence following a test pass.			■
Enter categories in the box.
Enter categories in the box.			■
Remove expired endorsements or suspension details.			■
Add provisional motorcycle entitlement.			■
Exchange my paper licence for a photocard licence.			■
Change my photograph.			■
Exchange my Northern Ireland licence.			■
Exchange my foreign licence for a British one.			■
Whichcountryissuedit?
DidyoupassyourtestinthatCountry?		Yes ■	No ■
If ‘No’, which country?
If you passed your test in Canada, was it		Yes ■	No ■
inavehiclewith manual transmission?		Yes ■	No ■

If ‘Yes’, you must enclose evidence of this (if not shown on your licence). See INF1D page 12 – licences from other countries.

•Renew	■
At age 70 or over	■
For medical reasons	■
Revoked under the Road Trafﬁc (New Drivers) Act 1995	■
After disqualiﬁcation	■

Organ donation

I want to donate an organ to help someone else after my death.

Please register me on the NHS Organ Donor register as someone whose organs can be used for a transplant. Tick the appropriate box or boxes.

Any part of my body ■	Kidneys ■	Corneas ■
Heart ■ Lungs ■	Liver ■	Pancreas ■

Ofﬁcial use only

Passport ■

B/cert ■

M/cert ■

Other

No ID ■

4Previous licence details

• Was your last licence a:		photocard licence?		■	paper licence? ■
• If you have given up driving because you were disqualiﬁed in Great Britain,
please give the date and say which court dealt with it (if known).
Day Month	Year			Court name
■■ ■■ ■■■■
Are you currently disqualiﬁed in any other country?					No ■ Yes ■
If ‘Yes’, which country were you disqualiﬁed in?
If ‘Yes’, which country were you disqualiﬁed in?
What is the expiry date shown on the			Day		Month	Year
What is the expiry date shown on the			■■ ■■ ■■■■
licence or entitlement you are renewing?			■■ ■■ ■■■■
An executive agency of the
Department for Transport						12/03

■years

5Your health

You must ﬁll in either part A or part B or we will send your application back to you.

If you have already told us about a medical condition that could affect your ﬁtness to drive – and you have no new medical condition

– miss out part Aand go on to part B of this section.

Part A

Have you ever had, or do you currently suffer from
any of the following conditions?	No ■ Yes ■

If you have answered ‘Yes’, please tick all the appropriate boxes.

1	Epilepsy	■
2	Fits or blackouts	■
3	Repeated attacks of sudden disabling giddiness	■
4	Diabetes controlled by insulin	■
5	Diabetes controlled by tablets	■
6	An implanted cardiac pacemaker	■
7	An implanted cardiac deﬁbrillator (ICD)	■
8	Angina (heart pain) which is easily brought on by driving	■
9	Persistent alcohol misuse or dependency	■
10	Persistent drug misuse or dependency	■
11	Parkinson’s disease	■
12	Narcolepsy or sleep apnoea syndrome	■
13	Stroke, with any symptoms lasting longer than	■
	one month, recurrent “mini-strokes” or TIAs	■
14	Any type of brain surgery, severe head injury	■
	involving inpatient treatment, or brain tumour	■
15	Any other chronic neurological condition	■
16	Aserious problem with memory or periods of confusion	■
17	Severe learning disability	■
18	Serious psychiatric illness or mental ill health	■
19	Total loss of sight in one eye	■
20	Any condition affecting both eyes, or the remaining eye
	if you only have one eye	■
	(not including colour blindness or short or long sight)	■
21	Any condition affecting your visual ﬁeld	■
22	Any persisting limb problem which needs
	driving to be restricted to certain types	■
	of vehicle or those with adapted controls	■

If you have answered YES to one of the above questions you may be required to complete a medical questionnaire. Questionnaires are available on the DVLAwebsite http://www.dvla.gov.uk to be sent in with your application.

Part B

Only ﬁll in this part if you have told us about a medical condition before.

You must read pages 6 to 10 of the INF1D before ﬁlling in section 6 and 7. Do not ﬁll in sections 6 and 7 or supply a new photograph if you have a photocard licence, unless you are registering a change of name, photograph or signature. UK birth/adoption certiﬁcates are not acceptable as sole proof of identity and we may ask for further evidence. We are unable to verify details on non-UK birth certiﬁcates and they cannot be accepted as proof of identity.

6Conﬁrming your identity

Tick the documents you are providing to prove your identity – see pages 6, 7 and 8 of INF1D for more details. Photocopies are not acceptable.

Passport ■Your UK birth or adoption certiﬁcate ■

EC or EEAidentity card ■ TravelDocument■

Evidence of SRP(State Retirement Pension) ■

Also, please write the identity number of the document you are providing.

Tick the documents you are also providing to show a clear link to your current name if different from that shown on your passport, birth certiﬁcate or adoption certiﬁcate.

Marriage certiﬁcate ■ Divorce certiﬁcate ■

Your deed poll or statutory declaration ■

Also,pleasewritetheidentitynumbersofthedocumentsyouareproviding.

7Signing your photograph

Ifyouareprovidingidentitydocumentsotherthananup-to-dateUK,ECor EEApassport,someonereliablemustsignthebackofyourphotograph. (See page 8 and 9 of INF1D for more details.)

Warning: This person must have known you personally for at least two years, and must not be a relative or a member of the Post Ofﬁce™ staff processing the application, if you choose to use the Premium Checking Service – see page 13 of INF1D for more details.

TO BE FILLED IN BY THE PERSON SIGNING YOUR PHOTOGRAPH.

State how many years you have known the applicant: This MUST be at least 2 years.

I have signed the back of the photograph which is a true likeness of the applicant.

Signature

Date

Full name

Business or home address

Postcode

Full daytime phone number

ProfessionQualiﬁcations

Warning: We will make random checks on those who sign photographs for driving licence applications.

What is the condition?

Has it got worse since you told us about it?	No ■ Yes ■
Have you had any special controls ﬁtted to...............your	No ■ Yes ■
vehicle since your last licence was issued?	No ■ Yes ■

Post Ofﬁce™ date stamp

Document checklist

Make sure you have enclosed the following where they apply.

Tick the appropriate boxes.

The correct fee	■
(See leaﬂet INS115 for fees
and details on how to pay.)
Amount

8Your signature

I understand that it is a criminal offence if I make, or anyone else makes, a false declaration to get a licence and to do so can lead to prosecution and a ﬁne of up to £2500. I also understand it is an offence to fail to provide information which can lead to prosecution with a ﬁne of up to £1000.

Important

See page 11 of INF1D.

Date

➦		➦
	Peel here

PLACE PHOTOGRAPH

Cheque or postal order number

Identity documents (if this applies)

Yourlastlicence(andcounterpart ifthisapplies)

Your test pass certiﬁcate (if thisapplies)

You may wish to use a secure delivery service to send your identity documents to us. Enclose a pre-paid secure envelope for us to send these back to you.

■

We will not accept this application unless you sign below in black ink and your signature is completely within the white box.

• Keep your signature within the white box •

	FACE UP
	See page 9 and 10
	of INF1D
➦	Peel here
	➦

We no longer issue paper licences. Your new licence will be a plastic photocard, a paper counterpart will accompany it. You must produce

both if the police or a court ask for them. You should also present both when taking a driving test. Other organisations such as vehicle-hire ﬁrms and insurance companies could ask to see both.

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Dos and Don'ts

When filling out the D1 DVLA form, there are some important guidelines to follow. Here’s a list of things you should and shouldn't do:

Do: Read the booklet INF1D thoroughly before starting your application.
Do: Use block capitals and black ink to fill out the form.
Do: Ensure that your signature is entirely within the designated white box.
Do: Provide accurate and up-to-date information regarding your health and residency.
Do: Include all required documents, such as your current driving licence and identity proof.

Don't: Forget to check the fee requirements outlined in leaflet INS115.
Don't: Leave any sections of the form blank; incomplete forms may be returned.
Don't: Use photocopies of identity documents; original documents are required.
Don't: Provide false information; this can lead to serious legal consequences.
Don't: Submit the application without signing it in black ink.

Key takeaways

When filling out and using the D1 DVLA form, several important considerations should be kept in mind. Here are key takeaways to ensure a smooth application process:

Read the Instructions: Before starting, consult the booklet INF1D. It contains essential information regarding the application process, including the Premium Service options available at select Post Office branches.
Complete in BLOCK CAPITALS: Use black ink and fill out the form in block capitals. This ensures clarity and helps prevent any processing delays due to illegibility.
Provide Accurate Information: Ensure that all personal details, such as your name, address, and date of birth, are accurate. Any discrepancies may result in your application being returned or delayed.
Check Identity Requirements: Be prepared to provide valid identity documents. These documents must be original and not photocopies. If your name has changed, include documentation that links your current name to previous names.

Similar forms

The D1 DVLA form serves as an application for a driving license, similar to the DS-11 form used for applying for a U.S. passport. Both documents require personal information, including the applicant's name, address, and date of birth. Each form also mandates proof of identity, ensuring that the applicant is who they claim to be. Just as the D1 form includes specific questions regarding residency and medical conditions, the DS-11 form asks about the applicant's eligibility and any restrictions that may apply to their passport issuance. Both forms also contain a declaration section, where the applicant affirms the accuracy of the information provided.

Another document comparable to the D1 DVLA form is the I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification form. This form is used in the United States to verify the identity and employment authorization of individuals hired for employment. Similar to the D1 form, the I-9 requires the submission of personal details and identification documents. Both forms emphasize the importance of truthful disclosures, with penalties for providing false information. Additionally, both documents require the applicant to provide proof of residency, further ensuring that the information submitted is valid and reliable.

The application for a Social Security card also shares similarities with the D1 DVLA form. Like the D1, the Social Security application requires personal information, including the applicant's full name and date of birth. Both forms necessitate the submission of identification documents to confirm identity. Moreover, they both have specific sections dedicated to previous names or changes in personal circumstances, such as marriage or divorce. This consistency helps streamline the verification process for government agencies handling these applications.

The D2 form, used for applying for a Large Goods Vehicle (LGV) or Passenger Carrying Vehicle (PCV) license, closely mirrors the D1 DVLA form in its structure and purpose. Both forms require applicants to provide detailed personal information and to confirm their identity through supporting documents. Each form also includes sections that address the applicant's driving history and any relevant medical conditions. The D2 form, like the D1, facilitates the process of obtaining a specific type of driving license, ensuring that applicants meet the necessary qualifications and standards.

Lastly, the Form 1040, used for filing federal income tax returns in the U.S., bears resemblance to the D1 DVLA form. Both documents require comprehensive personal information, including the applicant's name, address, and identification numbers. Each form includes sections where the applicant must declare certain conditions or statuses, such as dependents or medical issues that may affect their eligibility for benefits. Both forms also emphasize the importance of accuracy and honesty, with clear consequences outlined for false declarations.

Documents used along the form

When applying for a driving license in the UK, the D1 DVLA form is essential. However, several other documents may accompany this form to ensure a complete application. Below is a list of these documents, along with a brief description of each.

D2 Application Form: Required for those applying for a Large Goods Vehicle (LGV) or Passenger Carrying Vehicle (PCV) license. This form collects specific details necessary for these types of licenses.
INF1D Booklet: This booklet provides guidance on filling out the D1 form, including instructions on eligibility, fees, and additional services available through the DVLA.
Proof of Identity Documents: These documents, such as a passport or birth certificate, are required to confirm the applicant's identity. They must be original documents; photocopies are not accepted.
Medical Questionnaire: If the applicant has certain medical conditions that could affect their ability to drive, they may need to complete a medical questionnaire. This document helps assess fitness to drive.
Payment Receipt: A receipt for the application fee is necessary. This confirms that the payment has been made and is essential for processing the application.

Gathering these documents ensures a smoother application process for obtaining a driving license. Each document serves a specific purpose and helps verify the applicant's identity and eligibility.