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Driving Licence Fees in Northern Ireland

Check the main current DVA charges for applying for, renewing, replacing or reissuing a Northern Ireland driving licence. Car and motorcycle fees are not always the same as lorry and bus licence fees.

Cars & motorcycles

Common car and motorcycle licence fees.

First provisional licence — £62.50

The current DVA fee for a first Northern Ireland provisional driving licence.

Renew a provisional licence — £30

The current fee listed for renewal of a provisional licence.

Expired car or motorcycle licence — £30

The current renewal fee for an expired ordinary car or motorcycle driving licence.

Optional car renewal for a new 10-year period — £30

The current charge where an optional renewal starts a new 10-year licence period.

Renewal from age 70 — free

There is currently no DVA licence fee for the standard age-70 renewal.

Medically restricted licence renewal — free

A one, two or three-year medically restricted licence is currently renewed without a licence fee, although other medical costs can sometimes arise.

Replacement & reissue

Lost licences, revocation and disqualification.

Lost or stolen licence — £30

Current charge for a duplicate licence replacing a lost or stolen licence.

Reissue after revocation — £80

The current DVA fee for reissue of a licence following revocation.

Reissue after disqualification — £104

The current DVA licence reissue fee following disqualification.

High Risk Offender reissue — £144

The current licence reissue charge where the High Risk Offender scheme applies. Additional medical-assessment costs can also apply.

Changes & records

Other useful DVA charges.

Change of name and/or address — free

The official fee table states this is free where the required existing licence parts are surrendered.

Remove expired endorsements — £30

A replacement licence requested specifically to remove expired endorsements currently costs £30.

Certificate of Entitlement — £7.50

Current charge for written confirmation of your driving entitlement.

Lorry & bus licences

Do not confuse vocational fees with ordinary car fees.

The DVA fee table has a separate section for Goods Vehicle and Passenger Carrying Vehicle licences. For example, first provisional category C and category D entitlement is currently listed at £20, and the vocational section also lists a £20 expired-licence renewal fee.

That £20 figure should not be used as the ordinary expired car or motorcycle renewal fee, which is currently £30.

Before paying

Always check the live DVA fee table.

Fees can change. PureCar checks the current published Northern Ireland figures, but you should confirm the amount on the official nidirect/DVA page immediately before submitting or paying for an application.

Driving Licence NI

More Northern Ireland driving licence guides.

Apply, renew, update your details or understand the information shown on your licence.

View licence hub →
Independent Northern Ireland guidance. PureCar is not DVA or nidirect. Always check the official service before submitting a driving-licence application.
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