How to use the new share a driving licence service

From 8th June 2015, DVLA will stop issuing the paper counterpart to the photocard driving licence.

If as a business or organisation you need to check someone’s driving record you can do so using Share Driving Licence.

There are 2 steps to this new service.

Step
1. The driver licence holder will need to log on to the View Driving
Licence service and click on Share Driving Licence. This will generate a
unique one-time use access code that the driver will need to share with
you, along with the last 8 digits of their driving licence number.

Here
the driving licence holder will also have the option to download a
summary of their driving licence information and access code.

Step
2. Once in receipt of the access code you may use this in conjunction
with the last 8 digits of the driving licence number to view the latest
driving licence information from the DVLA. This free, 24/7 service will
be available at www.gov.uk.

Drivers with old style paper driving licences issued before 1998 can also use the Share Driving Licence service.

For more information on these changes and the abolition of the counterpart visit www.gov.uk/dvla/nomorecounterpart.

Paper Vehicle Tax Disc Will no Longer be Issued

For vehicle tax starting from 1 November 2014 the DVLA will be offering motorists the ability to spread their vehicle tax payments should they wish to do so, they will be able to pay vehicle tax by direct debit

• annually
• biannually
• monthly

There will be no additional handling fees for annual payments but there will be a small surcharge of 5% of vehicle tax for biannual and monthly payments. This is half of the 10% surcharge that is currently applied to 6 monthly tax discs and which has been in existence for a number of decades.

From 1 October 2014 the paper tax disc will no longer be issued. Vehicle tax will still need to be paid but with DVLA having a digital record of who has and has not paid, a paper tax disc is no longer necessary as proof that vehicle tax is paid. The vast majority of motorists pay their vehicle tax with latest figures confirming that over 99% of motorists’ tax their vehicles on time… Most on-road enforcement action is now based on using Automatic Number Plate Readers. These cameras use the number plate rather than a visual inspection of the tax disc.

The police also have access to DVLA records via the police national computer. There are significant savings for fleet operators and other businesses from not having to handle the administration of tax discs.