Licence Expiery and Date of Birth are in the little window, but date of birth is also ’embedded out/up’ so making false versions of these babies will be sooo much harder.
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VicRoads has introduced a new and more secure learner permit, probationary licence and driver licence.
VicRoads no longer issue these over the counter at its Customer Service Centres.
When you obtain, renew or replace your licence VicRoads will mail it to you within about a week.
You will be given a temporary driver licence receipt which you can use until your new licence arrives.
Your old licence remains current until its expiry date and there is no extra cost for this new, more secure licence.
Read more information about renewing or replacing your licence.
Why the change
There has been an increase in the illegal use of driver licences to commit fraud.
The new licence has improved security features including a new clear, see through section in the centre of the licence.
These features will protect the personal information of the licence holder and make it more difficult to use the licence fraudulently.
This new licence will be manufactured at a highly secure, centralised facility using state-of-the-art technology and advanced printing processes. Thats why you will receive it by mail not on the spot at our Customer Service Centres.
Frequently asked questions
1. Why is VicRoads introducing a new driver licence?
VicRoads has introduced a new and more secure driver licence to help combat licence tampering and identity fraud.
To produce this new licence, it has to be manufactured in a highly secure, centralised facility using state-of-the-art technology and advanced printing processes.
As a result, VicRoads no longer issues driver licences at its Customer Service Centres.
The new driver licence will include improved security features including a new clear, see through section in the centre of the licence.
These features will protect the personal information of the licence holder and make it much more difficult for the licence to be used fraudulently.
2. What do I have to do?
Nothing.
The new licence issuing system works the same as it does now.
The only difference is that VicRoads will mail your new, more secure licence to you instead of handing it to you over the counter.
The new licence will arrive within about a week.
VicRoads recommends you plan ahead, particularly if you are going overseas. To assist you VicRoads sends out your licence renewal notice approximately four weeks before your licence expires. You can renew your licence anytime after receiving this notice.
3. What can I use whilst waiting for my new licence?
When you renew or replace your licence you will be given a temporary driver licence receipt which you can use until your new licence arrives.
You must have this receipt with you whenever you drive.
4. What about learner permits and probationary licences?
A learner permit or a probationary licence holder will also be issued with a receipt and have their new and more secure permit or licence mailed to them within about a week.
You must have this receipt with you whenever you drive.
Your old licence remains valid until its expiry date.
5. Will it cost more?
No.
There is no extra cost for the new, more secure licence.
6. Isnt mailing licences out less secure?
Many people renewing their licence already have it mailed to them.
The licence is mailed in a plain envelope to reduce the risk `of it being identified and stolen. This is in line with other high security documents such as a credit card.
Keeping VicRoads informed of your current postal address is easy. You can update your address online.
7. I use my learner permit or licence for ID at a club or pub. What will I do if I have to wait for up to ten days?
A permit or licence holder can retain their old licence for photo identification until the new one arrives.
When you renew your licence, you will receive a temporary driver licence receipt which you can use until the new licence arrives.
8. I want a new and more secure licence card now. Can I replace my current licence over before its expiry date?
You can keep your current licence until it expires.
If you want to replace it now with a new licence, a replacement fee applies.
You can replace your licence by applying:
on-line
by phone
in person at a VicRoads Customer Service Centre
by mail