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

fanmail321123 · 8 November 2007 at 5:27PM

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 · 8 November 2007 at 5:30PM

check with your instructor

Inactive · 8 November 2007 at 5:57PM

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 · 8 November 2007 at 6:05PM

^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 · 8 November 2007 at 6:17PM

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 · 8 November 2007 at 6:18PM

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_3 · 9 November 2007 at 3:22AM

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 · 9 November 2007 at 3:20PM

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_2 · 9 November 2007 at 9:15PM

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.

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

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