Government Confirms Digital Driving Licence Rollout This Year
The government has confirmed that UK drivers will be given the choice of using a digital driving licence later this year.
It’s long been mooted but official confirmation of the plans was announced by the government this week, with one of the driving forces being the use of driving licences as ID when buying age restricted items, as well as proving their right to drive.
Under the plans, a mobile driving licence will be one of the first digital documents able to be stored in a new Gov.uk wallet which is set to launch in 2025.
With the trend of secure digital wallets for debit and credit cards, tickets and a variety of other uses, the government is keen to modernise driving licences.
The good news is that it doesn’t mean it’s the end for physical driving licences, with the digital licence being option and in addition to the traditional licence.
Security is one reason given for the move but there are practical applications for fleets too, with the ability to check driving licences against the digital version.
Other forms of ID and government documents are set to follow as the government follows the trend of everything going digital – which we’re all more than familiar with!
At Driving Monitor, our Licence Monitor service already works by checking the DVLA to ensure that our online system returns your checks quickly and efficiently with all data stored securely – all of your employee’s licence data is secure as we’re a member of the Association for Driving Licence Verification.
You can find out more about our Licence Monitor service here.
What do you think about the move to digital licences? Is it a positive move in line with the digital nature of modern life or do you think it’ll take a while to catch on? Let us know in the comments below…
