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driving licence

British  

noun

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

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She asks why I want the role and checks my experience, right to work and driving licence.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

He had a clean driving licence and tests showed no trace of alcohol or drugs.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

"This is the strongest element of a graduated driving licence that would save many young lives."

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2026

She went to school, got her driving licence and worked as a bartender.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2025

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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