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New licence valid from

the date the application is approved, not the old expiry date statement

standing figure · verified 2026-10-04 against the official source

Your new licence will be valid from the date your application is approved, not from the expiry date of your current licence.

key

uk/gov/driving-licence-renewal/valid-from

value

the date the application is approved, not the old expiry date statement

period

—

effective

— to date

source

https://www.gov.uk/renew-driving-licence

verified

2026-10-04 — fresh (33 days ago; next check by 2026-11-03)

next expected change

none named (irregular: changed by statute or order on no fixed date)

source checked

2026-11-02 (the newest day the automated check fetched the source page)

scope

Great Britain (DVLA); Northern Ireland renews through nidirect.

hash

sha256:5d8993f9e43db946d1fce1742db0c1e54498ce1a6d7e1fdc3fd64dafd7f50f19

signature

EdDSA, key db-2026-10 — keys

As JSON

curl -s https://databutler.dev/f/uk/gov/driving-licence-renewal/valid-from?max_age=30d — schema; verify with npx verified-facts verify https://databutler.dev/f/uk/gov/driving-licence-renewal/valid-from

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    "uk/gov/driving-licence-70/valid-from",
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  "verifiedDate": "2026-10-04",
  "nextScheduledRefresh": "2026-11-03",
  "changeCadence": "irregular",
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  "status": "fresh",
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    "url": "https://databutler.dev/facts/uk/gov/driving-licence-renewal/valid-from",
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