Policy background Road traffic Surrender of driving licences
The paper counterpart to the driving licence was abolished in June 2015 by the commencement of section 10 of and Schedule 3 to the Road Safety Act 2006. As a result, there is no further need for a physical driving licence to be produced and surrendered (either to the court where proceedings are commenced, or to a constable, vehicle examiner or fixed penalty clerk in relation to fixed penalties or conditional offers) for an endorsement to be recorded on an individual’s driving record. Endorsement information is recorded on the electronic driver record held by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency ("DVLA"). The only need for a licence to be produced or surrendered is therefore where the driver may be sentenced to disqualification or is actually disqualified.
	Sections 91 to 96, and Schedules 9 and 10 update the law in relation to the production and surrender of driving licences so as to streamline the processes for the electronic endorsement of driving licences by removing the need for the physical licence to be produced. They also strengthen the rules for the surrender of driving licences where a driver faces disqualification.