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driving licence

British  

noun

  1. an official document or certificate authorizing a person to drive a motor vehicle

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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This 'surrender principle' has shaped the pub trade in Northern Ireland for the best part of the last century, limiting new venues and driving licence prices into the hundreds of thousands.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

"I didn't even have my driving licence through any of it. It was a hell of an experience."

From BBC • May 24, 2026

It is not compulsory, and could help people who have no other official form of identification like a passport or driving licence, the King said in his speech.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

For future elections, you can exchange a paper driving licence for a photocard, or apply for a photocard travel pass if you are aged 60 or over, disabled or registered blind or partially sighted.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

I know my date of birth: my parents told me, it is recorded on my birth certificate, my driving licence, my passport, and in all sorts of official records.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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