Track your driving licence application

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If you have an ‘FP’ reference number

If you’ve already made an online provisional driving licence application you can use this service to:

  • check the progress of your application
  • upload a new signature
  • change your contact details

Track and manage your application

You’ll need to provide:

  • your application reference number - this was emailed to you after you applied, and will start with ‘FP’ followed by 10 letters (for example, FPAB-ABCD-ABCD)
  • addresses where you’ve lived over the last 3 years
  • your National Insurance number
  • your UK passport number

If you do not have an FP digit reference number

There’s a different way to track applications:

How long applications usually take

You’ll normally get your driving licence within a week of completing your online application.

If you applied by post

Contact DVLA to track your application.