Applying for a Driver Licence
When you apply you will also be required to upload a number of documents, for example:
- A valid UK driving licence
- A valid UK work permit, if applicable
- A recent photo of yourself to appear on your licence
- A current Enhanced DBS certificate, less than 3 months old
- A wheelchair certificate, if driving a wheelchair accessible vehicle
- The CSE (Child Sexual Exploitation), Safeguarding and Equality Awareness training certificate
- The Sandwell Knowledge test certificate, less than 6 months old
- A drivers assessment certificate from the Blue Lamp Trust less than 12 months old. You can visit their website for further details or to book an assessment.
- A medical that is less than one month old (for new applicants it is advised that you leave the medical until you are ready to submit your application
Please note your right to work in the UK will be checked as part of your licence application. This could include the licensing authority checking your immigration status with the Home Office. We may also share information with the Home Office. You must either share your immigration status using the Home Office online checking service ‘prove your right to work to an employer’ if your status is compatible with the service or provide a document or document combination that is stipulated as being suitable for this check. Where an online check has been carried out, the ‘profile’ page confirming your right to work will be copied and retained by the licensing authority. Where a manual check is carried out, and you have provided a document(s) set out at: An Employer's Guide to Right to Work Checks (Annex A) a copy of which can be found on the .gov website you must provide the original document(s). The document(s) will be copied, and the copy retained by the licensing authority. The original document will be returned to you. Your application will not be considered valid until all the necessary information and any original document(s) have been produced and the relevant fee has been paid.
If there are restrictions on the length of time you may work in the UK, your licence will not be issued for any longer than this period. In such circumstances the check will be repeated each time you apply to renew or extend your licence. If, during this period, you are disqualified from holding a licence because you have not complied with the UK’s immigration laws, your licence will lapse and you must return it to the licensing authority. Failure to do so is a criminal offence.
Click on the button below and follow the instructions to create an account and submit an application.