The DVLA is doing away with the paper driving licence on 8 June of this year.
The agency is instead pursuing the aim of digitising motorists’ records.
From 8 June, drivers who have a photocard licence should destroy the paper counterpart, retaining only the photocard.
Drivers are also advised to remember to renew the photocard licence when necessary (gov.uk/renew-driving-licence).
Fines of up to £1,000 may apply for anyone without a valid licence.
The paper driving licences which were in use before the photocard was introduced in 1988 will remain valid and should not be destroyed.
The DVLA will not charge for changing a paper licence to a photocard one with a change of details.
But motorists will have to pay £20 each time a photo licence is renewed, which is usually every ten years.
People over the age of 70 must renew their licence every three years to include medical conditions. There is no charge for this.
"If a driver updated their licence with a change of address, name or notified a medical conditions then the updated licence issued will be a photocard licence," the DVLA said.
