D1 Form (DVLA) PDF – Overview
D1 Form – The DVLA D1 form is an application from a UK citizen or permanent resident (meaning the resident, who annually spends at least 185 day in Great Britain) to pass the drivers test and obtain a drivers license.
How long does a D1 form take
You need to fill out a D1 form, include an unsigned passport-like photo which has been taken over the past 30 days, and provide your old licence. Like with normal postal applications, it takes three weeks. Key facts:Online application takes seven days, costs £14.
D1 Form
Here are the steps to follow while filling the D1 Form
In step 1 of D1 Form, add the following infrmation
- Surname
- First names
- Date of birth
- Gender
- 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
1A – Residency
- Have you lived in another EC or EEA country in the last 12 months
- If ‘Yes’, which country
- What date did you come to live in the UK
In step 2 of D1 Form – Your eyesight information
- 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? - Do you need to wear glasses or corrective lenses when driving.
In step 3 of D1 Form – The 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
Select the Licence you want –
- Provisional
- Replacement
- Duplicate
- Exchange
- Renew
- Organ donation
Step 4 of D1 Form – Previous licence details
- Was your last licence a: photocard licence or 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.
- Day Month Year Court name
- Are you currently disqualified in any other country
- If ‘Yes’, which country were you disqualified in
- What is the expiry date shown on the Day Month Year
- licence or entitlement you are renewing
Step 5 of D1 Form – Your Health details
Part – 1
Have you ever had, or do you currently suffer from any of the following conditions?
If you have answered ‘Yes’, please tick all the appropriate boxes.
- Epilepsy
- Fits or blackouts
- Repeated attacks of sudden disabling giddiness
- Diabetes controlled by insulin
- Diabetes controlled by tablets
- An implanted cardiac pacemaker
- An implanted cardiac defibrillator (ICD)
- Angina (heart pain) which is easily brought on by driving
- Persistent alcohol misuse or dependency
- Persistent drug misuse or dependency
- Parkinson’s disease
- Narcolepsy or sleep apnoea syndrome
- Stroke, with any symptoms lasting longer than one month, recurrent “mini-strokes” or TIAs
- Any type of brain surgery, severe head injury involving inpatient treatment, or brain tumour
- Any other chronic neurological condition
- A serious problem with memory or periods of confusion
- Severe learning disability
- Serious psychiatric illness or mental ill health
- Total loss of sight in one eye
- Any condition affecting both eyes, or the remaining eye
- Any condition affecting your visual field
- Any persisting limb problem which needs driving to be restricted to certain types of vehicle or those with adapted controls
Part B
- Only fill in this part if you have told us about a medical condition before
- What is the condition
- Has it got worse since you told us about it
- Have you had any special controls fitted to your vehicle since your last licence was issued
Step – 6 of D1 Form Confirming your identity
Tick the documents you are providing to prove your identity
- Photocopies are not acceptable
- Passport
- Your UK birth or adoption certificate
- EC or EEA identity card
- Travel Document
- Evidence of SRP (State Retirement Pension)
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
Step – 7 of D1 Form Signing your photograph
- Signature Date
- Full name
- Signing your photograph
- Business or home address
- Postcode
- Full daytime phone number
- Profession Qualifications
Step – 8 of D1 Form Signature
It is a Fillable PDF in which you can fill the form and after that take the printout if requried
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