A full driving licence may be renewed at any time during the 4 months before expiry. Application should be made on application form TD557 (787KB) accompanied by your Hong Kong Identity Card (or an acceptable alternative document), the appropriate fee and address proof issued within the last three months (e.g. water/electricity/gas bill and bank correspondence). You may also submit application online through GovHK. Please note that licences which have expired for a period exceeding 3 years are not renewable. In such circumstances, if you wish to re-obtain a full driving licence, you will be required to obtain a learner's driving licence again (form TD555  (758KB)) and take a new road test. However, you will be exempted from taking the written test.

If you apply for a full driving licence with commerical vehicle class(es), you must be the holder of a Hong Kong Permanent Identity Card; or the holder of a Hong Kong Identity Card (other than a Hong Kong Permanent Identity Card) and are not subject to any condition of stay (other than a limit of stay as defined in section 2(1) of the Immigration Ordinance (Cap. 115)) (please refer to FAQ for details).

If you are a driving licence holder, you should notify the Commissioner for Transport in writing of any change in the name, address or identity document within 72 hours after such change. If there is any change on the driving restrictions such as the requirement on wearing corrective lenses or hearing aids, you should notify the Commissioner for Transport immediately so that we would update your driving licence records accordingly. You may also choose to notify us by filling form TD559  (704KB) available in any Licensing Office and Transport Department's website. For cases of change of name or change of identity document, the driving licence holder/registered owner shall also deliver to the Commissioner for Transport the existing original driving licence (if applicable), original driving instructor's licence (if applicable), original vehicle registration document (if applicable), vehicle licence (if applicable) and Certification of Allocation of Personalized Registration Mark (if applicable) for amendment.

Any person who without reasonable excuse contravenes such requirement commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $2,000.

The Commissioner for Transport may, in processing licensing application, require the applicant to produce address proof (e.g. water/electricity/gas bill or bank correspondence with his/her name as addressee), and may suspend the processing of the application until the production of such proof. Therefore, applicants please bring along with address proof issued within the last three months for presentation as and when requested by officers of Licensing Office.

For any change of address notified under any Transport Deparment application form, all vehicle/driving licence records of the applicant under the same identity document held by this Department will also be changed.

Applications for driving licensing services (unless otherwise specified) may be submitted in person or through agent. Your agent should produce photocopy of your identity document for authentication and is also required to produce his identity document. The addresses of the Licensing Offices are shown in Appendix D.

For renewal of full driving licence, you may submit application through GovHK.

Applications (other than first application for learner's driving licence, application for learner's driving licence for commercial vehicles, driving test appointment, direct issue of driving licence and temporary driving licence) may be submitted by post to the Kwun Tong Licensing Office at P.O. Box 69511, Kwun Tong Post Office, Kowloon. If your application is in order, the new licence / permit will be sent to you by registered post within 10 working days. Enquiries may be made to the Kwun Tong Licensing Office at 2349 0200.

If you apply for learner's driving licence for commercial vehicles, please submit your application by post to the Shatin Licensing Office, Shatin Central Post Office Box number 79. If your application is in order, the new learner's driving licence will be sent to you by registered post within one month. Enquiries may be made to the Shatin Licensing Office at 2606 1468.