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Exchanging a Foreign Driving Licence in Great Britain
Document Checklist
D1 form (cars/motorbikes) / D2 form (lorries/buses)
Completed application form D1 or D2
Where to get: Most Post Offices stock D1 (Application for a driving licence) and D2 (Application for a lorry/bus driving licence)
Required: Original, signed, completed in black ink
Use D1 for cars and motorbikes; use D2 for lorries and buses (vocational categories C1, C, CE, D1, D, DE).
Original foreign driving licence
Required: Original, in date (valid in the issuing country)
DVLA retains your foreign licence during processing and on issuing the GB licence.
Identity document
Accepted: Current passport (most common identity proof for the postal application)
Required: Original, valid
Colour passport-type photograph
Required: A colour passport-type photograph, per the D1 form notes
Photo specifications are printed on the D1 form notes — follow them rather than guessing dimensions.
Fee — cheque or postal order
Amount: GBP 43
Payable to: DVLA
Method: Cheque or postal order — no cash
Cheques or postal orders payable to DVLA, no cash (gov.uk/exchange-paper-driving-licence).
Form D4
Medical examination report (D2 applicants only)
Who completes it: A doctor; required for vocational categories due to the higher fitness standard
When required: Lorry/bus exchange applicants on form D2
The D4 form itself is free from DVLA; the doctor typically charges for the examination.
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