Watford Borough Council

Step 5 - Applying

When you have passed the knowledge test, the DSA assessment, and undergone a medical, you are ready to apply for a drivers’ licence from the council.

You will need to complete the application form which is available to download from this webpage.

It is an offence to provide false or misleading information on the application form, which may result in prosecution.

Applications must be submitted face-to-face with a member of the licensing team, at our offices on Wiggenhall Road. See ‘Contacting the licensing team’ for the address details.

Applicants must book an appointment to see a member of the licensing team. Appointments are made online by visiting our online appointment diary.

You must turn up to your appointment with the following:

• knowledge test pass certificate - issued within the previous 6 months
• DSA assessment pass certificate - issued within the previous 6 months
• medical report - completed within the previous 6 months
• valid DVLA drivers’ licence - if a photocard licence, then the paper counterpart is required too
• completed DVLA mandate form
• completed application form
• proof of identity for the purpose of the CRB check – see notes below
• a credit/debit card to pay the application fee or a Transcash receipt for this amount if paid through the Post Office – see notes below.

Your application will be returned to you as an incomplete application if you do not have all of the above on you when you arrive for your appointment, or if your documents are out of date.

If this happens, you will need to address these issues and then arrange an alternative appointment. This may involve retaking the knowledge test or DSA assessment.

CRB Check

In order to establish your identity for the purposes of the CRB check, you need to provide your photocard DVLA driving licence and any two of the items in Group 1 below

If you are not able to provide 2 documents from Group 1, or if your DVLA driving licence is only a paper licence, you must provide 1 document from Group 2a and 1 document from Group 2b, and at least one of these documents must bear your current name and address

If you do not provide suitable documentation to confirm your identity, we will not be able to process your CRB check, and your application will be returned to you as an incomplete application.

If this happens, you will need to arrange an alternative appointment.

We will submit your CRB check on-line during your appointment.

The results will be issued approximately 3 weeks after submission of your CRB check, providing that there are no complications with your check.

Both you and the council will get a copy of the results, with your results being issued by post.

Having a criminal conviction does not mean you cannot granted a licence. We have a policy that you can download below setting out types of convictions and how we will take them into account.

Paying for your application

We accept the following methods of payment:

• Credit card
• Debit card
• Transcash

Please note that we do not accept cash or cheques.

If paying by credit or debit card, your payment will be taken in person upon acceptance of your valid application paperwork.

If you want to pay by cash, you can do so at any Post Office by using the orange Transcash payment forms at the Post Office counter. The Post Office do charge a fee for processing Transcash payments.

You must quote the following Credit Account Number: 306 8412. You must also quote the correct Watford Borough Council account code of EGA-000-I0541.

If paying by Transcash, you will need to arrange for payment prior to attending your appointment to submit your application. You will need to bring your Transcash receipt with you to your appointment.

Photographs

Once we have accepted your paperwork and payment, the officer who is dealing with you will take your photograph and save it onto our system to be used at a later date to make your badges which are issued upon the grant of your application.

There is no need for you to provide separate photographs.