Driving Licence Validation Code

As you will be aware, the DVLA has abolished the counterpart of the driving licence, therefore the way in which we still need to still check your driving licence details before being able to take driving lessons with Richs Driving School has changed.

The DVLA has an online ‘View Driving Licence Record’ service to allow licence holders to share their driving licence with a third party such as a Driving Instructor/Driving School.

To share your Driving Licence record with us confidentially you will need to generate and provide us with a ‘check code’ along with the last 8 digits of your Driving Licence by accessing the link below which will take you to the official gov.uk web site.

This share licence code is a one-time use access code that is valid for 72 hours only from generation, and will provide us with information such as your name, vehicles you can drive and any penalties and/or disqualifications. We get to view only the information that was previously on the paper part of the driving licence and does not replace the need for you still to show your instructor all the information from the photo card part of the licence.

To access and view your Driving Licence records and generate a ‘check code’,

please click on the link below:

www.viewdrivingrecord.service.gov.uk/driving-record/licence-number

You will need to have the following ready:

* Driving Licence Number (DLN)

*National Insurance Number

*Postcode shown on your licence

Once accessed, please generate a check code from the site and pass onto your instructor along with the last 8 digits of you DLN before the 72hrs expire. The code is case sensitive and please do not try it yourself as it is a one time use code only.

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Check code and last 8 DLN digits needed to access and view the licence holder’s details from the website below:

(RDS Instructor use only)