Renew a lapsed driving licence

Requirements for a lapsed Driving Licence renewal:

Validity	Price (UGX)
Five years	310,000 (other groups) 200,000 (categories A1, A and B1 only)
Three years	210,000 (other groups) 100,000 (categories A1, A, and B1 only)
One year	130,000 (other groups) 70,000 (categories A1, A and B1 only)

UDLS does not cancel Driving Licences because of late renewal. Instead, if your driving licence expires for more than two(2) years or 24 months, you will be required to re-test with the IOV before renewal.

The mandatory documents you will need for this process:

1. Original Expired Driving Licence. *If you lost or damaged your driving licence, we shall require a police letter.

2. Proof of Identification—Ugandan Nationals: NIN. – Foreigners: *Valid Passport *Refugee Card issued by the Prime Minister’s office for refugees.

3. Proof of payment (payment registration number). How to generate a payment registration slip

4. Proof of test with IOV: a copy of your driving licence or police letter stamped by IOV.

Note: UDLS does not accept cash at our branches. Payment assessments are generated via the URA website or the MoWT e-service portal and payment is made through any bank, mobile money, or PayWay

Driving Licence Verification/Authentication:

To get a letter of authentication or have a Driving Licence verified:

1. Visit the Ministry Portal https://services.works.go.ug/ and under the Driving Licences menu, select “Search and Certification of Driving Licence”. You will be directed through the steps and generate a Payment Registration Number (PRN).

2. Proceed to pay the fees (UG Shs 60,000) to the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), using any of the approved URA channels (Any Bank in Uganda, Mobile Money Option, Visa, Mastercard, EFT, RTGS etc).

3. Email licences@works.go.ug requesting verification with an attachment of a scanned copy (front and back) of the Driving Licence and a copy of the receipt or the PRN.

4. Clearly state to what email the letter should be sent.

For more clarity reach out to UDLS; email info@udls.co.ug or call Toll-free: 0800211002.