Driving licence Changes as from 15th November

15 November 2021

If you got your bus or lorry entitlement before 15 November 2021

You may be able to get additional provisional entitlements to the ones you were issued with.

Entitlement you were issued     Provisional entitlements you’ll get

C1                                                          C1

C1+E                                                     C1, C1+E, C, C+E

C                                                            C1, C1+E, C, C+E

C+E                                                       C1, C1+E, C, C+E

D1                                                          C1, C1+E, C, C+E, D1, D1+E, D, D+E

D1+E                                                     C1, C1+E, C, C+E, D1, D1+E, D, D+E

D                                                            C1, C1+E, C, C+E, D1, D1+E, D, D+E

D+E                                                       C1, C1+E, C, C+E, D1, D1+E, D, D+E

To get the additional provisional entitlements added to your licence, email DVLA your:

full name

date of birth

driving licence number

Email: extraprovisional@dvla.gov.uk

DVLA will send you an automated email response. You’ll need to keep this to take to your driving test.

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