| Stupid question of the day 12:41 - Nov 22 with 1058 views | unbelievablue |
If you renew your driving license, does it change or retain the Driver Number?
Driver number (5)
Your unique eight digit NI driver number. |  |
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| Stupid question of the day on 14:44 - Nov 22 with 1002 views | BrentwoodBlagger |
Stays the same |  | | |
| Stupid question of the day on 14:44 - Nov 22 with 999 views | unbelievablue |
Nice one bruva. | |
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| Stupid question of the day on 19:36 - Nov 22 with 934 views | MJallday |
the DL number (which is 16 chars) doesnt change ,but the issue number (the 17/18th digit) can change.
explanation :-
Each licence holder in England, Scotland and Wales has a unique driver number, which is 16 characters long. The characters are constructed in the following way:
1—5: The first five characters of the surname (padded with 9s if less than 5 characters)
6: The decade digit from the year of birth (e.g. for 1987 it would be 8)
7—8: The month of birth (7th character incremented by 5 if driver is female i.e. 51—62 instead of 01—12)
9—10: The date within the month of birth
11: The year digit from the year of birth (e.g. for 1987 it would be 7)
12—13: The first two initials of the first names, padded with a 9 if no middle name
14: Arbitrary digit — usually 9, but decremented to differentiate drivers with the first 13 characters in common
15—16: Two computer check digits.
17—18: Appended, two digits representing the licence issue, which increases by 1 for each licence issued. |  |
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