Driving Licences: Republic of Ireland
Commons · Question 83550 · Tabled 20 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Freddie van Mierlo
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to enable Irish passport holders to apply for UK driving licences online.
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 23 Oct 2025
Customers with an Irish passport can already use GOV.UK to verify their identity to renew an existing photocard licence, replace a lost, stolen, damaged or defaced licence and notify of a change of address. A further enhancement to the online service is s...