The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has provided an update on paper driving licence and log book processing times.
The process for paper applications has been hit by delays due to impact of the pandemic and industrial action - as M.E.N reports.
The DVLA is currently encouraging motorists to use online services to minimise delays with applications.
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If you have applied for your new licence online, then you don't have to worry as there aren't currently any delays with online transactions.
However, if you're using a paper application then waits may be longer due to a high volume of enquiries
Drivers who do not receive their vehicle documents within six weeks of an application will need to contact the DVLA.
The following dates apply to what the DVLA claims it is currently working on for different types of paper applications:
Updated processing dates for paper applications
- Renew a driving licence with a new photo - 16 November 2021
- Apply for a first provisional driving licence with UK identity - 18 November 2021
- Renew a driving licence if you’re 70 or over or after disqualification or revocation - 18 November 2021
- Apply for a first vocational driving licence - 2 February 2022
- Renew a vocational driving licence - 2 February 2022
- Apply for a driving licence with non-UK identity - 16 November 2021
- Apply for or renew a tachograph card - 2 February 2022
- Apply to change your name or address on your driving licence - 18 November 2021
- Tell DVLA about the sale of a vehicle - 3 February 2022
- Vehicle registration certificate (V5C) changes - 28 January 2022
- Apply for a replacement V5C log book - 20 January 2022
- Register a vehicle for the first time (including previously used and imports) - 26 January 2022
- Retain or assign a vehicle registration number - 2 February 2022
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