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British driving licence changes

avisBrits planning to drive outside the UK after 8 June this year will need to take a special code if they plan to rent a car abroad.

The paper British driving licence will be computerised on that date.

As it is where endorsements and fines are recorded, licence holders will need a code to show any such convictions.

The code can be obtained from the DLVA website before departure.

But it is valid for just 72 hours. Anyone who wants to rent a car after that will have to get a new code while they are abroad.

The DVLA is to also provide a phone number for people who do not have access to the internet.

The RAC said many drivers were unaware of the changes.

"Our research shows that with just over a month to go before the paper counterpart to the photo-card licence disappears, 55% of drivers are not aware of the planned change," said RAC spokesman Simon Williams.

Although the DVLA says the paper counterpart can be destroyed after 8 June, the AA is telling people to keep it for a bit longer just in case some car rental places don’t know about the new arrangements.

Drivers can see a record of their convictions on the DVLA website under View Your Driving Licence Information.

www.gov.uk/view-driving-licence

They will need their driving licence number, their national insurance number and their postcode.

The changes do not apply to driving licences issued by the DVA in Northern Ireland.

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