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Driving Licences: Sex

answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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2 September 2025

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12 September 2025 · Answer

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12 September 2025

Summary

To ask His Majesty's Government whether driving licence numbers are adjusted or encoded to reflect the sex of the licence holder; and if so, how.

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  1. 2 September 2025

    Written question

    To ask His Majesty's Government whether driving licence numbers are adjusted or encoded to reflect the sex of the licence holder; and if so, how.

    Source: Lords

  2. 12 September 2025

    Answer

    A driving licence number reflects the gender of the licence holder as notified to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA). The seventh character of the number will be a zero or one if the driver record shows the licence holder is male, and five or...

    Source: Written answer

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