can you drive when you've lost your driving licence?

[fanmail321123]

Hi, almost a week ago I lost my wallet after coming out of work and it had my provisional driving licence (the plastic card with photograph) in it. I have since sent away the paper part of my licence along with fee to the licencing authority and been on the phone with them about getting a new one which I think I should receive in the next 10 days. I am currently taking driving lessons with a professional instructor before my test and wondered is it okay to continue as normal even tho I have lost my licence and just wait for the duplicate to arrive?

[reehsetin]

check with your instructor

[Inactive]

Your Instructor should have taken details of your licence, so I doubt there would be a problem with lessons, however you will of course need your licence to sit your Driving Test.

[reehsetin]

^might still be able to, day of my theory i lost mine just rang dvla before they sent a fax to the test center and all worked out fine,

[fanmail321123]

Thanks everyone, I will assume its fine then and yea my instructor has my licence details, as do I. I don't see why I would no longer be licenced to drive so it should be sweet. Furthermore, they told me to write a cover letter with the new application (which I did) saying that I had my test soon and they would ensure they had the new one back to me by then. I sent it by recorded delivery and it has came up as delivered so it shouldn't be long now :), thanks everyone!

[LuciferTDark]

I'm not sure about while you're learning but after you pass your test you have to send both parts away so for a couple of weeks you have no license to show at all & can still drive.

Inactive is right too, my instructors both took details of my license for their records.

Don't worry it's not something you'll get arrested for ;)

[Conor]

You'll not be able to take your test until you've got the replacement as you will be asked to produce it by the examiner.

[LandyAndy]

How disappointing.

I read the title and was looking forward to some good old fashioned MSE ranting about how the OP was a dangerous nutter for thinking that he could drive when he had been banned.

Turns out he's mislaid it. No fun at all.

[epz]

in fairness driving after you have been banned isnt dangerous, just illegal though you may be a dangerous driver which caused you to get banned.