Driving Licence Photo Selfie?

[unclealec]

Having just passed my 70th birthday ( I know, I don't look it) I have to renew my Driving Licence.

The old licence was a paper one, so no photograph exists on Govt. records. I don't have a valid passport.

I need to generate a photo acceptable to DVLA.

Google has conflicting advice, from "not worth the hassle" to "piece of pish, print your own".

A middle course seems to be using epassportphotos.com or similar.

Anyone got previous for this? Any words of wisdom? I can't visit a photo booth due to covid lockdown measures.

[SydR]

Mine and Mrs Syd’s current passport and driving license photos are one I took.

Most important parts are to obverse the rules on background, size and area on photo your face takes up.

[Bigstam]

I did my own, first one rejected due to a spot light above shining on my bald head!

My advice would be find a plain wall and take it in natural light if possible.

Cheers

Ross

[mart broad]

Mine and Mrs Syd’s current passport and driving license photos are one I took.

Most important parts are to obverse the rules on background, size and area on photo your face takes up.

This ^ especially if you have a tablet/ pad and can get a bigger view then edit if necessary before upload.

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I did my own, first one rejected due to a spot light above shining on my bald head!

My advice would be find a plain wall and take it in natural light if possible.

Cheers

Ross

Should have said it was your Halo

[MrLion]

Mine and Mrs Syd’s current passport and driving license photos are one I took.

Most important parts are to obverse the rules on background, size and area on photo your face takes up.

This. And no shadow on face, so choose position with a thought to light source.

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[unclealec]

Thanks guys.
Front-facing camera on a Motorola G8 Power OK? My wife is all but blind and couldn't help out.

[hogthrob]

Judging by the quality of reproduction on the actual licence, you might as well do a self-portrait in crayon, using your non-dominant hand.

[vulcangascompany]

If you take it on a non sunny day / flat lighting outside and a plain wall you should be fine.

[jwg663]

If you're applying on-line, it's much easier to find a supermarket or post office with a photo booth where you can select passport/driving licence compliant photos which come with an umpteen digit code that's accessible by the DVLA.

You don't need to upload a photo with your application, you input the code & your photo comes up for you to verify.

[Maysie]

Judging by the quality of reproduction on the actual licence, you might as well do a self-portrait in crayon, using your non-dominant hand.

^^^ Superb!

[AlphaOmega]

Are the photo booths in train stations locked due to Covid-19 restrictions? If they are, then as above, really.

Bright natural light against a white wall. Not wearing glasses - if you have to wear glasses then your eyes must be visible rather than the reflections of your glasses.

You should have a plain expression so don't smile or frown. Don't crop it, let them do it.

[LuvWatch]

Once you have taken a decent photo, you can use this site which is free and poduces 4 passport style photos for you to download.

http://www.epassportphoto.com/

[Andrzej]

When I got to 70 they issued mine using my passport photo, so I did not need to send anything in.

[unclealec]

Once you have taken a decent photo, you can use this site which is free and poduces 4 passport style photos for you to download.

http://www.epassportphoto.com/

Thanks LuvWatch, that sounds just the ticket.

Thanks to others for their input; note that as previously stated, I don't have a passport. Also, due to wishing to retain Granddad rights to several classes of vehicle, I can't apply online, it has to be by post.

[pacifichrono]

When I turned 70 three years ago, I just took a selfie and it's worked fine for both my driver's license and passport photos.

[RLE]

When I got to 70 they issued mine using my passport photo, so I did not need to send anything in.

Same for me but mine was a case of applying for a photo license to replace the paper one following an address change. Simply input my passport details and it came within a few days (and I had used a photo from my iphone for the passport too)

[MB2]

Thanks LuvWatch, that sounds just the ticket.

Thanks to others for their input; note that as previously stated, I don't have a passport. Also, due to wishing to retain Granddad rights to several classes of vehicle, I can't apply online, it has to be by post.

I just moved to a photo licence it was all done online (did have a valid passport). I took a scan of old licence as was worried about motorcycle entitlement but all came through OK.

Ironically one chap in the office has full motorcycle entitlement despite never having had a lesson or taken a test so the system is definitely not infallible...

[yumma]

I just did a quick selfie on my iPhone 10, uploaded it to DVLA, the little gauge online went round to green suggesting it was a good image, 10 days later my new passport arrived. Easy and quick.


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[johnnyguitar]

If you're applying on-line, it's much easier to find a supermarket or post office with a photo booth where you can select passport/driving licence compliant photos which come with an umpteen digit code that's accessible by the DVLA.

You don't need to upload a photo with your application, you input the code & your photo comes up for you to verify.

I did my last one at the post office, it was dead easy.
Finding a photo booth in the UK to get my Irish passport photo renewed was a different story altogether