Getting a driving licence
- Duration
- 1 hour (Kampala)
- 48 hours (Upcountry branches)
Renewing a provisional and full driving licence
- Timelines
- Learner’s licence: 3 months
- Full driver’s licence: 2 years (after expiration of Learner’s licence)
Driving with a learner’s licence
- Only acceptable under the supervision of a driving instructor operated by a licenced driving school.
NB: Motorcycles with learner licences may be ridden unaccompanied.
Driving licence applications and renewals
- Done in-person (licence owner): UDLS Main Branch and Regional Offices
No online applications
Exchanging a foreign driving licence for a Ugandan driving licence
- Requirements
- A valid driver’s licence from the country of residence
- 18 years of age, as set out by Ugandan law.
- A valid visa or work permit with a validity of at least one day
Retrieving a driving licence number
- Requirement
- Original national ID (or passport or refugee card, for foreigners)
.
Renewing the lost original driver’s licence
- Requirements
- A police letter or report
Acquiring more than one class of IOV at the same time
- Costs
- IOV driving test: UGX.25, 000 (each)
- Class extension: UGX.121, 000 (each)
International driving licences
- Issuer: Automobile Association of Uganda.
UDLS services
- Documents needed
- Renewal
- Original Expired Licence
- National ID
- Proof Of Payment
- Learner/provisional licence
- National Id
- Proof Of Enrollment In A Driving School
- Filled out an application or medical form.
- New driving licence
- National Id
- Certificate of Completion from A Driving School
- Certificate of Competence
- Proof Of Payment
- Filled out an application or medical form.
Payment for UDLS services
- Any bank (preferably Diamond Trust Bank or Bank of Africa).
- PayWay or using mobile money
NB: No CASH is received at any of the UDLS offices.