This is because the laser technology used to burn the image onto the card producing a black and white photo is more secure. The new photocard licence has a black and white photo. If you have only one initial then the second will be a ‘9’. The fourth and fifth digits show the day of your birth.Ĭ – The first two initials of your forenames. If you’re a woman, ‘5’ is added to the second number and the total used as the second digit eg if you’re born in October the second and third numbers would be 60. The second and third numbers are the month of birth. (eg MAN99)ī – The first and last numbers are the year of birth. If the surname is less than five characters the remaining spaces will be made up using the figure 9. The authority that issued the licence is shown in 4c ie DVLA.Ī – First five characters of surname. 4b shows either the date the photo expires (driving entitlement is valid until 70th Birthday) or the date entitlement expires (medically restricted and over 70 licences). The date shown in 4a is the date the photo is valid from. Great template, here’s a little more substance for making the fields valid:įields 1, 2 and 3 of your photocard licence record your surname, first names, date and place of birth.ĭate of licence issue, photo expiry, issuing authority (4) Scanners in the states cant scan this format anyway The text under the barcode would be the same as the barcode. – parrot used DOB ISSUEEXPIRE in this format: BRAVO01206JB8K4 51This is for Johnny Bravo – First 5 letters of last name, followed by DOB format: YMMDDY, initials, then 3 random digits/characters, 3 spaces, two random numbers.įormat unknown to me for 1d barcode on back

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