DVLA professional signature?

FakeNews

I've applied for a provisional licence and on the form it states the person signing the pics must be a professional and have a licence card and supply their number?

The person that's signed my pictures is a probation officer who doesn't have a licence...... so will it be rejected and sent back to me?

AdrianC

https://www.gov.uk/apply-first-provisional-driving-licence


Unless you have a passport, then you need to submit an identity document.

https://www.gov.uk/id-for-driving-licence

First on the list of qualifications...
"The person signing the form and photo must:

• hold a valid GB photocard driving licence"

So... well, what do you think?

Norman_Castle

By "licence card" do you mean a UK photocard driving license?


https://www.gov.uk/id-for-driving-licence



The person signing the form and photo must:

• hold a valid GB photocard driving licence

If you've sent the form just wait and see.

FakeNews

I've sent the form but they didn't include licence number as they don't have a licence! Surely they must have another process not just that

AdrianC

FakeNews wrote: »

I've sent the form but they didn't include licence number as they don't have a licence! Surely they must have another process not just that

So get somebody else to sign it...


I presume you don't have a passport, else this would not be an issue.


The list of eligible people is not short.

The person signing the form and photo must:

• hold a valid GB photocard driving licence
• be resident in the UK
• know you personally
• not be a relative
• not be living at the same address as you

Suitable people include a current or retired:

• local business person or shopkeeper
• librarian
• professionally qualified person, for example a lawyer, teacher or engineer
• police officer
• bank or building society staff member
• civil servant
• minister of religion
• magistrate
• local councillor
• Member of Parliament, Assembly Member, Member of the Scottish Parliament or Member of the European Parliament

If they’re retired, you’ll need to write their former job on the form, for example ‘retired teacher’.

Is this person really the only person on that list you can think of?

FakeNews

They are the only person on the list that could do it

AdrianC

I find that hard to believe. I'm presuming you know them professionally. Can none of their colleagues sign?

FakeNews

I don't know them professionally no

Norman_Castle

FakeNews wrote: »

I've sent the form but they didn't include licence number as they don't have a licence! Surely they must have another process not just that

Slightly odd they expect the signatory to have a driving licence. Their purpose is to confirm your identity, no driving involved.

Andy_L

FakeNews wrote: »

I've applied for a provisional licence and on the form it states the person signing the pics must ...have a licence card and supply their number?

The person that's signed my pictures is a probation officer who doesn't have a licence...... so will it be rejected and sent back to me?

Yes it will

Andy_L

FakeNews wrote: »

I don't know them professionally no

You need to know them personally, not professionally (or is that a typo?)