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Eligibility

resident of Great Britain and not disqualified (Northern Ireland has a different service) statement

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

be a resident of Great Britain (there’s a different service in Northern Ireland); not be disqualified from driving
key
uk/gov/driving-licence-renewal/eligibility
value
resident of Great Britain and not disqualified (Northern Ireland has a different service) 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
sha256:5dea9644e25b6d5ffea84413bce11b81d368aab455ad4be7f128e2224dd6a3c9
signature
EdDSA, key db-2026-10 — keys

As JSON

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

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  "key": "uk/gov/driving-licence-renewal/eligibility",
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    "uk/gov/driving-licence/eligibility",
    "uk/gov/renew-driving-licence/eligibility",
    "uk/gov/licence-renewal/eligibility",
    "uk/gov/photocard/eligibility",
    "uk/gov/driving-licence-70/eligibility",
    "uk/gov/licence-at-70/eligibility"
  ],
  "label": "Eligibility",
  "value": "resident of Great Britain and not disqualified (Northern Ireland has a different service)",
  "unit": "statement",
  "period": null,
  "effectiveFrom": null,
  "effectiveTo": null,
  "source": "https://www.gov.uk/renew-driving-licence",
  "quote": "be a resident of Great Britain (there’s a different service in Northern Ireland); not be disqualified from driving",
  "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); Northern Ireland renews through nidirect.",
  "hash": "sha256:5dea9644e25b6d5ffea84413bce11b81d368aab455ad4be7f128e2224dd6a3c9",
  "signature": {
    "alg": "EdDSA",
    "kid": "db-2026-10",
    "jws": "eyJhbGciOiJFZERTQSIsImtpZCI6ImRiLTIwMjYtMTAifQ..z2Nh_WoW4ZP9hksAza7olM8Efzz-R5YKGSo4n8548o6gEFtphcsOeMUK9isJG3h5JA8K7hWurDFy-5j1zI4_Cg",
    "keys": "https://databutler.dev/.well-known/jwks.json"
  },
  "publisher": {
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    "url": "https://databutler.dev/"
  },
  "cite": {
    "url": "https://databutler.dev/facts/uk/gov/driving-licence-renewal/eligibility",
    "text": "databutler.dev, verified 2026-10-04 against https://www.gov.uk/renew-driving-licence"
  }
}