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Minimum age to apply

15 years and 9 months statement

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

be at least 15 years and 9 months old
key
uk/gov/provisional-licence/minimum-age
value
15 years and 9 months statement
period
—
effective
— to date
source
https://www.gov.uk/apply-first-provisional-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).
hash
sha256:af971ed0439cda7684758deb4b5f182ff978ef5cb0650e889cc4c1aeae5cbd2b
signature
EdDSA, key db-2026-10 — keys

As JSON

curl -s https://databutler.dev/f/uk/gov/provisional-licence/minimum-age?max_age=30d — schema; verify with npx verified-facts verify https://databutler.dev/f/uk/gov/provisional-licence/minimum-age

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  "key": "uk/gov/provisional-licence/minimum-age",
  "aliases": [
    "uk/gov/provisional/minimum-age",
    "uk/gov/provisional-driving-licence/minimum-age",
    "uk/gov/learner-licence/minimum-age"
  ],
  "label": "Minimum age to apply",
  "value": "15 years and 9 months",
  "unit": "statement",
  "period": null,
  "effectiveFrom": null,
  "effectiveTo": null,
  "source": "https://www.gov.uk/apply-first-provisional-driving-licence",
  "quote": "be at least 15 years and 9 months old",
  "verifiedDate": "2026-10-04",
  "nextScheduledRefresh": "2026-11-03",
  "changeCadence": "irregular",
  "nextExpectedChange": null,
  "sourceCheckedAt": "2026-11-02",
  "status": "fresh",
  "ageDays": 33,
  "maxAgeDays": null,
  "scope": "Great Britain (DVLA).",
  "hash": "sha256:af971ed0439cda7684758deb4b5f182ff978ef5cb0650e889cc4c1aeae5cbd2b",
  "signature": {
    "alg": "EdDSA",
    "kid": "db-2026-10",
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    "keys": "https://databutler.dev/.well-known/jwks.json"
  },
  "publisher": {
    "name": "Data Butler",
    "url": "https://databutler.dev/"
  },
  "cite": {
    "url": "https://databutler.dev/facts/uk/gov/provisional-licence/minimum-age",
    "text": "databutler.dev, verified 2026-10-04 against https://www.gov.uk/apply-first-provisional-driving-licence"
  }
}