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RayWarb
RayWarb Posts: 1 Newbie
in Motoring
How do I find out when I passed my driving test

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  • neilmcl
    neilmcl Posts: 19,460 Forumite
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    edited 11 February 2021 at 3:06PM
    What does it say on your driving licence?
  • Car_54
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    neilmcl said:
    What does it say on your driving licence?
    It doesn't. It has a "valid from" date for each vehcile class, but that's not necessarily the test date.
  • neilmcl
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    edited 19 December 2025 at 8:30PM
    [Deleted User] said:
    neilmcl said:
    What does it say on your driving licence?
    It doesn't. It has a "valid from" date for each vehcile class, but that's not necessarily the test date.
    It's not a far off indicator though, based on the information the DVLA has available.
  • Car_54
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    edited 19 December 2025 at 8:30PM
    neilmcl said:
    [Deleted User] said:
    neilmcl said:
    What does it say on your driving licence?
    It doesn't. It has a "valid from" date for each vehcile class, but that's not necessarily the test date.
    It's not a far off indicator though, based on the information the DVLA has available.
    Five years adrift in my case ...

  • AdrianC
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    The only way it's going to be adrift is if you passed your test in another country, or if you passed your test pre-DVLA, so before the early-mid 1970s.
  • lordmountararat
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    When I passed my test the paperwork was administered by the county council and they were able to tell me that I passed on 12/12/1963. As Adrian says, if you passed pre-DVLA your county council may still have the details.
  • Car_54
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    lordmountararat said:
    When I passed my test the paperwork was administered by the county council and they were able to tell me that I passed on 12/12/1963. As Adrian says, if you passed pre-DVLA your county council may still have the details.
    I doubt if they could justify holding on to personal data for 40-odd years without a good reason.

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