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Saturday, 17 May 2008

The tables below show the fees for different types of driving licences and details of how to pay.

Licence type first licence	Fees
First provisional - car, motorcycle, moped	£50.00
First provisional - bus or lorry	Free
First full GB licence in exchange of a full European Community/European Economic Area (EC/EEA) or other foreign licence (including Channel Island and Isle of Man)	£50.00

Licence type provisional to full	Fees
Provisional to full car, motorcycle, moped, bus or lorry	Free
Provisional to full car, motorcycle, moped after disqualified till test pass	Free
N Ireland with GB test pass	Free

Licence type renewal	Fees
From age 70	Free
For medical reasons	Free
Bus or lorry	Free
After disqualification	£65.00
If disqualified for some drink driving offences *	£90.00
After revocation	£50.00
Renewing the photo on your licence	£17.50

Licence type duplicate	Fee
Replace lost or stolen licence	£17.50

Licence type exchange	Fees
Add entitlement to full licence	Free
Photocard to photocard (including removing expired endorsements)	£17.50
Paper licence for a photocard licence (including removing expired endorsements)	£17.50
Full Northern Ireland licence	Free
Full valid EC/EEA or other foreign licence including Channel Island & Isle of Man if previous full GB licence held	Free

Licence type replacement	Fee
Change of name and or address - you must surrender your existing licence	Free

* If disqualified for an alcohol-related offence where DVLA need to arrange medical enquiries (see booklet D100, section 10)

please do not send cash, bank notes or blank postal orders with your application. DVLA cannot be held responsible if they go missing
make your cheques or postal orders payable to 'DVLA Swansea'
please do not post-date your cheque, DVLA cannot accept it
remember to sign and date your cheque and make it payable for the correct amount ensuring that the amount written in words matches the amount written in figures
on the back of your payment, please write your full name, address, date of birth and or drivers number if known
if you underpay, your application will be returned to you for the correct payment