DVLA Chief Executive Julius Neequaye Kotey has announced that starting January 2026, driver’s licences will be printed and issued instantly.He acknowledged past delays due to supplier issues and faulty data from 2022 and 2023.
He confirmed the backlog has been cleared and encouraged affected applicants to take advantage of free data recapturing. According to him, the printing material supply problem has been resolved, and by next year, there should be no outstanding licence requests.












