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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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A DJ from Moscow who tried to avoid service told AFP he could not obtain a driving licence or international passport without proper military papers.

From Barron's Jun. 11, 2026

The Conservatives have called for harsher penalties for fly-tippers and pushed for offenders to face points on their driving licence, something Labour ministers say they are now considering.

From BBC Jun. 10, 2026

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

Turning to technology to defeat virtual scams, Cherry Dating uses software matching to compare a selfie alongside a driving licence or passport to verify that each of its members are authentic.

From BBC May 21, 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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